Quotes About Tact

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan

God made poor woman with no heart, But gave her skill, and tact, and art, And so she lives, and plays her part. We must not blame, but pity her.

You learn, just as you learn good manners, how to approach things with a certain amount of diplomacy.

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.

Tact is good taste in action.

I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.

A good lawyer knows how to shut up when he's won his case.

I am very good at groveling.

War is like government, a matter of tact.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

Courtesy is the politic witchery of great personages.

It is a great art to be superior to others without letting them know it.

I am, I hope, never offensive by accident.

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

There are two rules for sucess:1. Never tell everything you know.

The most diplomatic statement you can use for the person you hate:"If I would have water, and you would be on fire, ...I would drink IT.

Tact is the art of convincing people that they know more than you do.

Diplomacy: lying in state.

Good behavior wins even an enemy.

You can disagree without being disagreeable.

Occasionally, you will be given the chance to be either intellectual or pleasant. Leave being intellectual to others.

Never stick your tongue out at someone you can't lick.

There Is No Such Thing as a Diplomatic Hand Grenade

Tact is good, but it's not the answer to difficult conversations. Tact won't make conversations with your father more intimate or take away your client's anger over the increased bill. Nor is there a simple diplomatic way to fire your friend, to let your mother-in-law know that she drives you crazy, or to confront your colleagues' hurtful prejudices.