Quotes About Tact

A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas, any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of soldiers.

The man who tells me an indelicate story does me an injury.

The world is full of bright men who know all the right things to say and who say them in the wrong place.

A tactful man can pull the stinger from a bee without getting stung.

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

Talking money is crass; so I'm not going to tell you what I made last year.

Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.

To be a biographer is a somewhat peculiar endeavor. It seems to me it requires not only the tact, patience, and thoroughness of a scholar but the stamina of a horse.

I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth

I never let my politics supersede my manners.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.

Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable."

Diplomacy is living in state.

In politics you learn to always smile.

So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact.

Step with care and great tact. And remember life's a great balancing act.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

The ablest diplomat will never boast of understanding a man, but only his intentions.

I suggest that it never helps anyone to tell a mother that her baby is ugly.

Dictionary Definition of Delicacy 1. The quality or condition of being delicate, fragile, or sensitive. 2. Discretion, tact.

how much he admired the pope's ability to craft his speeches in a way that ensured they would offend no one.