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

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

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Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderated use rather than total abstinence. – Samuel Butler

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The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. – Samuel Butler

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Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd. – Benjamin Disraeli

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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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Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Tact is ability to see others as they wish to be seen. – Source Unknown

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