Quotes 101 till 120 of 148.
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She has lost the art of conversation, but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.
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Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain credit for sense, eloquence, wit, who merely says nothing to lessen the opinion which others have of these qualities in themselves.
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So different are the colors of life, as we look forward to the future, or backward to the past; and so different the opinions and sentiments which this contrariety of appearance naturally produces, that the conversation of the old and young ends generally with contempt or pity on either side.
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That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable, is made up of civility and falsehood.
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That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm quiet interchange of sentiments.
bij Boswell -
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
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The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.
New York Times Magazine Now Parkinsons Telephone Law, 12 April 1964 -
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
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The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.
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The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken to what is said and to answer to the purpose.
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The happiest conversation is that of which nothing is distinctly remembered but a general effect of pleasing impression.
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The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.
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The middle-aged stranger whom I met by chance upon the lower rocks at Mary's Neck, that salt-washed promontory of the New England coast, was at first taciturn but became voluble when a little conversation developed the fact that we were both from the Midland country.
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The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.
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The reading of all good books is like a conversation with all the finest men of past centuries.
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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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The saddest utensil I've come across is an 'anti-loneliness ramen bowl,' which holds your iPhone to keep you company as you slurp your solitary bowl of noodles. But the iPhone cannot return your gaze or reassure you that you didn't squeeze too much lime into the soup, though maybe a dinner-conversation app is only a matter of time.
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The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
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The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.
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