Communication Quote by William Temple

Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.

— George Saunders

“Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs; but honest good humour is the oil and…

— Washington Irving

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

— Anonymous

Conversation opens our views, and gives our faculties a more vigorous play; it puts us upon turning our notions on every side, and holds…

— William Melmoth

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

Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.

— Stan Laurel

The best conversations make you happy, and keep you smiling.

— Anonymous

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.

— William Shakespeare

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 in conversation has a greater share than wit.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A spoonful of humor makes the message go down easier.

— Frank Leahy

The First Goal of Conversation: Understanding, not Agreement

— Danny Silk