Tact Quotes

115 quotes by 97 authors

Tact is the discrimination of differences. It consists in conscious deviations. — Theodor Adorno
It is tact that is golden, not silence. — Samuel Butler
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out. — Winston Churchill
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far. — Jean Cocteau
The concerts you enjoy together/ Neighbors you annoy together/ Children you destroy together,/ That keep marriage in tact. — Stephen Sondheim
Tact is the rare ability to keep silent while two friends are arguing, and you know both of them are wrong. — Hugh Allen
The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them. — J. G. Holland
A Positive Mental Attitude is the right mental attitude. What is the right mental attitude? It is most often comprised of the "plus" characteristics symbolized… — Napoleon Hill
The trouble with cats is that they've got no tact. — P.G. Wodehouse
It was my teacher's genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful. It was because she… — Helen Keller
It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues useful to a republican system and consequently to our… — Marquis de Sade
Private and public life are subject to the same rules-truth and manliness are two qualities that will carry you through this world much better than… — Robert E. Lee
As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift… — Natalia Ginzburg
My tact is that you don't change the definition of marriage for one group, homosexuals, because you have to change it for all the groups.… — Bill O'Reilly
Vigilance in watching opportunity, tact and daring in seizing upon opportunity, force and persistence in crowding opportunity to its utmost of possible achievement - these… — Austin Phelps
Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not necessarily admirable, nor is affectation altogether a thing of evil.… — Charles Horton Cooley
Truth or tact? You have to choose. Most times they are not compatible. — Eddie Cantor
It [the pharmaceutical industry] is the most profitable industry in the world, and partially funds the US government. It surpasses oil in terms of profits… — Margot Kidder
A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities. — Nuno Oliveira
I always felt that a scientist owes the world only one thing, and that is the truth as he sees it. If the truth contradicts… — Hans Eysenck

Who Wrote These Tact Quotes

97 authors contributed a total of 115 Tact Quotes, led by these top contributors: