communication Quotes

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

We always get bored with those whom we bore.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.