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Communication Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

“Those who speak always and those who never speak are equally unfit for friendship. A food proportion of the talent of listening and speaking is the base of social virtues.” quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater — Download Open image

“Those who speak always and those who never speak are equally unfit for friendship. A food proportion of the talent of listening and speaking is the base of social virtues.”

Johann Kaspar Lavater

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