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Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fata

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

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One shouldnt talk of halters in the hanged mans house. – Miguel de Cervantes

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