Tact is the ability to give a person a shot in the arm without letting him feel the needle.
Tact is delivering an important message skillfully without causing offense or pain—like administering medicine gracefully.
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Tact is the art of convincing people that they know more than you do. –Raymond Mortimer, Reader's Digest, Quotable Quote…
— Raymond Mortimer
A diplomat is a person who thinks twice before saying nothing.
Being diplomatic is telling your boss he has an open mind instead of telling him he has a hole in his head.
The secret of making one's self tiresome, is, not to know when to stop.
— Voltaire
Tact is the ability to close your mouth before someone else wants to.
A diplomat can keep his shirt on while getting something off his chest.
