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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Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey. – Matthew Prior

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Tact in audacity consists in knowing how far we may go too far. – Jean Cocteau

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

Tact is knowing how far to go too far. – Jean Cocteau

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels. – John Selden

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