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Believe Quote by Emily Post

“Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not,…” quote by Emily Post — Download Open image

“Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.”

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