Raymond Mortimer quotes
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“Tact is the art of convincing people that they know more than you do.”
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“In some remote regions of Islam it is said, a woman caught unveiled by a stranger will raise her skirt to cover her face.”
-- Raymond MortimerSource : Raymond Mortimer (1976). “Try anything once”, Hamish Hamilton
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Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
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“Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.”
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“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact.”
Source : Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Oh, The Places You'll Go”
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“Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt.”
Source : Orlando Aloysius Battista (1981). “Quotoons: a speaker's dictionary”, Perigee
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“The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense.”
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