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Conversation Quotes - Page 12

If to talk to oneself when alone is folly, it must be doubly unwise to listen to oneself in the presence of others.

Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.80, Shambhala Publications

It is almost axiomatic that the best conversationalist is really the best listener.

Arlene Francis (1960). “That Certain Something; the Magic of Charm”

Egotists cannot converse, they talk to themselves only.

Amos Bronson Alcott (1872). “Concord Days”, p.76

CONVERSATION is the vehicle for change.

Terry Tempest Williams (2012). “When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice”, p.44, Macmillan

my friends plunged into a borderless sea of reminiscences and personal news.

Sarah Orne Jewett (2016). “The Country of the Pointed Firs”, p.51, Sarah Orne Jewett

Worry is just about the worst form of mental activity there is.

Neale Donald Walsch (2005). “The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue”, p.175, Penguin

A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1748, Random House