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

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

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It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously. – Jean Cocteau

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Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. – Jean Cocteau

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

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

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

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