Charm Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself.

— Jean de la Bruyere

There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Confidence in conversation has a greater share than wit.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The art of conversation consists far less in displaying much wit oneself than in helping others to be witty: the man who leaves your…

— Jean de la Bruyere

The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself; he…

— Tribhuvan Suthar

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

— Anonymous

Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

— George Santayana

The pith of conversation does not consist in exhibiting your own superior knowledge on matters of small consequence, but in enlarging, improving and correcting…

— Walter Scott

“One who sees communication in wisdom should also see creativity and practicality in intelligence.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

There may be an art to conversation, and some are better at it than others, but conversation's virtue lies in randomness and possibility: people,…

— Lynne Tillman

There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit

— Stephen Leacock