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title: "3 Rules Conversation Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Rules Conversation quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Rules Conversation sayings and thoughts."
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> [And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-swift/and-surely-one-of-the-best-rules-in-conversation-is-never-to-say-a/)

[Jonathan Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/jonathan-swift-433_business_and-surely-one-of-the-best-rules-in-conv_203432.jpg)

> [One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-swift/one-of-the-best-rules-in-conversation-is-never-to-say-a-thing-which/)

[Jonathan Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/jonathan-swift-433_business_one-of-the-best-rules-in-conversation-is_855535.jpg)

> [As an American married to an Englishman and living in France, I've spent much of my adult life trying to decode the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-druckerman/as-an-american-married-to-an-englishman-and-living-in-france-i-ve/)

[Pamela Druckerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-druckerman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/pamela-druckerman-3030_adult-life_as-an-american-married-to-an-englishman_865452.png)

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