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title: "8 Tact Ability Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Tact Ability quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Tact Ability sayings and thoughts."
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> [Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/tact-is-the-ability-to-describe-others-as-they-see-themselves/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/abraham-lincoln-88_ability_tact-is-the-ability-to-describe-others-a_105336.png)

> [“It had taken skill, tact, an ability to choose friends well, and a great deal of luck”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-gavriel-kay/it-had-taken-skill-tact-an-ability-to-choose-friends-well-and-a-great/)

[Guy Gavriel Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-gavriel-kay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/guy-gavriel-kay-2769_ability_it-had-taken-skill-tact-an-ability-to-ch_185073.png)

> [“tact is the ability to deal with people sensitively, to avoid giving offense, to have a “feel” for the proper words or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-oswald-sanders-2/tact-is-the-ability-to-deal-with-people-sensitively-to-avoid-giving/)

[J Oswald Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-oswald-sanders-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/j-oswald-sanders-2-12455_tact_tact-is-the-ability-to-deal-with-people_557236.jpg)

> [“Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/tact-is-the-ability-to-tell-someone-to-go-to-hell-in-such-a-way-that/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/winston-churchill-95_hell_tact-is-the-ability-to-tell-someone-to-g_686749.jpg)

> [“Tact is the ability to formulate your thoughts, carefully choose your words and effectively communicate them without offending anyone. This is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzoma-nnadi/tact-is-the-ability-to-formulate-your-thoughts-carefully-choose-your/)

[Uzoma Nnadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzoma-nnadi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaa/uzoma-nnadi-21359_communicate_tact-is-the-ability-to-formulate-your-th_1423950.jpg)

> [Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-aloysius-battista/tact-is-the-ability-to-make-a-person-see-lightning-without-letting/)

[Orlando Aloysius Battista](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-aloysius-battista/)

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> [Tact: the ability to tell a man he's open-minded when he has a hole in his head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-g-kernan/tact-the-ability-to-tell-a-man-he-s-open-minded-when-he-has-a-hole-in/)

[F G Kernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-g-kernan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/f-g-kernan-237020_humor_tact-the-ability-to-tell-a-man-he-s-open_2313149.jpg)

> [Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/tact-is-the-ability-to-step-on-a-man-s-toes-without-messing-up-the/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/harry-s-truman-898_ability_tact-is-the-ability-to-step-on-a-man-s-t_3075765.jpg)

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