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When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloqu

When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime. – Josh Billings

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As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them. – Josh Billings

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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. – Josh Billings

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Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen. – Francis Bacon

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We forget that we are all dead men conversing with dead men. – Jorge Luis Borges

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The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you. – Jean De La Bruyere

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The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. Ecclesiasticus 28:17 –18 – Bible

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