TACT

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“Paul now stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens, I see that in all things you seem to be more given to the fear of the deities than others are.  For instance, while passing along and carefully observing you objects of veneration, I found even an alter on which had been inscribed, ‘To an Unknown God.’ Therefore, what you are unknowingly worshipping, this I am declaring to you.”” – Apostle Paul – Acts 17:22,23 – Writer Luke – HOLY SCRIPTURES

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.  – Abraham Lincoln

Always remember you are truly unique—just like everyone else. – Margaret Mead

Kind words do not cost much.  They never blister our tongue or lips.  They make others good-natured.  They also produce their own image on men’s souls—and a beautiful image it is. – Blaise Pascal

Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. – Theodore Roosevelt

Tact is the art of building a fire under people without making their blood boil. - Franklin P. Jones (Reporter)

Appreciation is a wonderful thing—it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.  – Voltaire                                                                                             

Tact is making a point without making an enemy. – Isaac Newton

By and large, language is a tool for concealing truth. – George Carlin

The superior man is modest in his speech but decisive in his actions. – Confucius

One out of four people in this country is unbalanced.  Think of your three best friends.  If they seem OK—you’re the one! – Ann Landers

Tact is the art of saying what everyone else is thinking. – Anonymous            

Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. – G. B. Stern

There are some people that if they don’t know, you can’t tell ‘em. – Louis Armstrong

99% of the Lawyers give the rest a bad name. – Larry the Cable Guy            

Modesty is my best quality. – Jack Benny                                                                

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly.  It should be thrown with great force. – Dorothy Parker

The less you talk, the more you’re listened to. – Abigail Van Buren

I’ve learned that being kind is more important than being right. – Andy Rooney     

I know it all, I just can’t remember it all at once. – Gary Pulliam                  

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“Do nothing out of contentiousness or out of egotism, but with humility consider others as superior to you, as you look out not only for your own interests, but also for the interest of others.” – Apostle Paul – Eph. 2:3,4 – HOLY SCRIPTURES

If we have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. – Isaac Newton

“I know a way out of hell.  Find a child, a child whose mother and father have been killed, a little boy about this high, and raise him as your own.Only be sure he is a Muslim, and raise him as one. – Ben Kingsley as Gandhi to a Hindu murderer. – GANDHI – John Briley (Screenplay)

Uncouth country expression – “Hey, look at them thar bow-legged men!” – Shakespearean tactful expression – “Lo, what men are these that wear their legs in parentheses?” – Me

I am the greatest! – Mohammed Ali (example of lack of humility)

A man should never be shamed to say that he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. – Alexander Pope

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package. – John Ruskin

One should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them. – Andy Rooney                                                                            

Truth or tact?  You have to choose.  Most times they are not compatible. – Eddie Cantor

If you would have people think well of you, don’t speak well of yourself. – Blaise Pascal

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them? – Abraham Lincoln

Without tact you can learn nothing. – Benjamin Disraeli

If you’ve never stepped on anyone’s toes, you’ve never been for a walk. – Barbara Kingsolver

To have the reputation of having the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you love her, and every man as if he bored you. – Oscar Wilde

Diplomacy is to do and say, the nastiest thing in the nicest way. – Isaac Goldberg

Tact is rubbing out another’s mistakes instead of rubbing it in. – Leo Buscaglia

A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar. – Benjamin Franklin

It is tact that is golden, not silence. – Samuel Butler

Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when you really wish they were.  – George E Bergman

Tact is after all a kind of mind-reading. – Sarah Orne Jewett

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Therefore, whoever will humble himself like this young child is the one who is the greatest in the Kingdom of the Heavens. – Jesus Christ – Matt. 18:4 – Apostle Matthew – The HOLY SCRIPTURES

Hindsight is a 20/20 exact science. – Gary Pulliam (just kidding) – Anonymous

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. – Abraham Lincoln

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. – John Ruskin

Pursuing peace is more important than being right. – Gary Pulliam

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. – Voltaire

However, the undeserved kindness that he gives is greater.  So it says, ‘God opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones.’ – Disciple James – James 4:6 – The HOLY SCRIPTURES