It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with the tingling currents of thought. #AgnesRepplier
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but, far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. #DorothyNevill
They who set an example make a highway. Others follow the example, because it is easier to travel on a highway than over untrodden grounds. #HoraceMann
Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct. #AnnaLaetitiaBarbauld
We learn as much by others’ failings as by their teachings. Examples of imperfection are just as useful for achieving perfection as are models of competence and perfection. #MadeleinedeSouvré (Madame de Sablé)
Nice is a pallid virtue. Not like honesty or courage or perseverance. On the other hand, in a nation frequently lacking in civility, there is much to be said for nice. #MollyIvins