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"Good
nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives
a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than
beauty."
ne
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Joseph
Addison
The Spectator
1711-12
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| M |
| "To
listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are
able to attain in the art of conversation." |
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La
Rochefoucauld
Maxims
1665
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| M |
| "For
parlor use the vague generality is a life-saver." |
George
Ade
The Wise Piker
1901
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