“ In any case, I hadn’t gone into the subject of dorm living too deeply with him, not because I hesitated to probe his tender spots but because I would have been probing my own. This is called tact, and is reputed to be a virtue. Alexei Panshin
“ Arrogance, disrespect and demand have higher price.Kindness, respect and tact give better prize. Angelica Hopes
“ Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. Charles de Gaulle
“ In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay John Taliaferro
“ I'm accustomed to reading Georgian and Victorian letters and sometimes you simply know in your gut that a blithe sentence is covering up a deeper emotion. Sara Sheridan
“ To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact talk to every woman as if you loved her and to every man as if he bored you. Oscar Wilde
