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Silence is not always tact, but it is tact that is golden, not sil

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

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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. – Samuel Butler

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Life is like music it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. – Samuel Butler

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Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when thats really where you wish they were. – George E. Bergman

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

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

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Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent. – William Gilmore Simms

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