Reticence Quote by Elizabeth Bibesco Download Open image “Reticences are as revealing as avowals.” — Elizabeth Bibesco ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Reticence Revealing Silence
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The Ten Commandments don't tell you what you ought to do: They only put ideas into your head. — Elizabeth Bibesco Copy Share Image
Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job. It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting. — Elizabeth Bibesco Copy Share Image
Entertaining is one method of avoiding people. It is very often the negation of hospitality. — Elizabeth Bibesco Copy Share Image
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He is invariably in a hurry being in a hurry is one of the tributes he pays to life. — Elizabeth Bibesco Copy Share Image
Theres that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously. — Lisa Guerrero Copy Share Image
A judicious reticence is hard to learn, but it is one of the great lessons of life. — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
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