Tact is the ability to close your mouth before someone else wants to.

Being diplomatic is telling your boss he has an open mind instead of telling him he has a hole in his head.

Tact is the ability to give a person a shot in the arm without letting him feel the needle.

Wisdom has two parts: 1) Having a lot to say. 2) Not saying it.

— Unknown

The secret of making one's self tiresome, is, not to know when to stop.

— Voltaire

Tact is the art of convincing people that they know more than you do. –Raymond Mortimer, Reader's Digest, Quotable Quote…

— Raymond Mortimer