Tact is the art of convincing people that they know more than you do. –Raymond Mortimer, Reader’s Digest, Quotable Quotes, 1977
Raymond Mortimer, Reader's Digest Quotable Quotes.
True tact makes others feel wiser than the one being tactful.
Loading discussion...
Tact is the ability to give a person a shot in the arm without letting him feel the needle.
A diplomat can keep his shirt on while getting something off his chest.
Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.
— John F. Kennedy
The art of jumping into troubled waters without making a splash.
— Art Linkletter
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
— Abraham Lincoln
A diplomat is a person who thinks twice before saying nothing.
