Quote by Matthew Prior
Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise. - Matthew Prior

Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise. – Matthew Prior

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For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine. – Matthew Prior

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Tact, Tactfulness
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Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you. – Oliver Herford

The secret of mans success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them. – Josiah Gilbert Holland

Silence is not always tact, but it is tact that is golden, not silence. – Samuel Butler

Give thy thoughts no tongue, nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar but by no means vulgar. – William Shakespeare

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Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases. – Hippocrates, Aphorisms

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I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing. – Kate Smith

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It seems sensible to me that we should look to the medical profession, that over the centuries has helped us to live longer and healthier lives, to help us die peacefully among our loved ones in our own home without a long stay in Gods waiting room. – Terry Pratchett

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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. – George Burns

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