Quotes About Tact

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

But I can see that a little hypocrisy gets me a lot further than my old method of saying exactly what I think (even though no one ever asks my opinion or cares one way or another). Of

A little hypocrisy gets me a lot further than my old method of saying exactly what I think.

It's easier to flatter a man than fight him.

Remember, my dear, you are dealing with the world as it is, not as you believe, maybe rightly, that it ought to be. There will be a great many things you can achieve not by attacking them but with a little patience and a modicum of flattery

She was discreet, and

the remarkable tact of never spoiling any mysterious and vague notions which [might] be entertained in the minds of the privates as to the qualities of the commander-in-chief. He confines himself to saying and doing as little as possible before his men.

Decirle a la gente lo que realmente piensas es a menudo una idea malísima. Como solía decir la abuela, la gente sensata vierte aceite en aguas revueltas, no nitroglicerina.

Tact does for life just what lubricating oil does for machinery.

This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.

As a general rule, if you're holding down a job it's best to lie low and keep your mouth shut.

Sometimes a thing can be true, and not for immediate sharing. That was, Connla had assured me more than once, how diplomacy worked.

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.

There is nothing so easily made offensive as good reasoning; and men of clear logical minds, if not gifted at the same time with tact, make more enemies than men with bad hearts and unsound understandings.

A little tact and wise management may often evade resistance, and carry a point, where direct force might be in vain.

Discretion of speech, is more than eloquence.

In things that are tender and unpleasing, it is good to break the ice, by some whose words are of less weight, and to reserve the more weighty voice, to come in as by chance, so that he may be asked the question upon the other's speech: as Narcissus did, relating to Claudius the marriage of Messalina and Silius.

I'm not going to be like a rapper and mention the people I'm talking about in my songs by name.

All I can say is I was a lot more discreet as a candidate than I was in real life. Can I say that? Maybe it's indiscreet to talk about discretion.

I'm realising now that I can't just blurt things out.

Let's just not sort of rub grandeur in people's faces.

My philosophy is, if I couldn't say it in front of my grandmother, I probably shouldn't say it.

I don't have to tell you it goes without saying there are some things better left unsaid. I think that speaks for itself. The less said about it the better.

If you can't say something nice about a person, go ahead