Quote by John Selden
Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his

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

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Of all actions of a mans life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life tis most meddled with by other people. – John Selden

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No man is the wiser for his learning it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon but wit and wisdom are born with a man. – John Selden

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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

It is tact that is golden, not silence. – Samuel Butler

Experience was to be taken as showing that one might get a five-pound note as one got a light for a cigarette; but one had to check the friendly impulse to ask for it in the same way. – Henry James

So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public. – Marquis De Sade

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For, behind the scenes, halfway around the world in Mexico, were two decades of aggressive research on wheat that not only enabled Mexico to become self-sufficient with respect to wheat production but also paved the way to rapid increase in its production in other countries. – Norman Borlaug

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To me, sadness and humor arent disrelated and humor is the best tool Ive had against the sadness in my life. – Mike Mills

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Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold. – Thomas Hood

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