“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” ~ Lady Dorothy Nevill
This post is a part of One-Liner Wednesday, hosted by LindaGHill.
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Excellent one-liner!
And I’m not so good at not saying the wrong thing! 🙂
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Thank you! I didn’t used to be either, but I’m learning little by little. It takes a lot of practice to learn to keep quiet when we have so much we want to say.
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Very good idea…….not so easy to employ……trust me…..I always have foot in mouth!
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That is true. It can be very difficult to keep quiet. However, it can be accomplished. It just requires a great deal of self control. One of my favorite sayings regarding this is, “pick your battles.”
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Words and feathers….they are forever lost on the wind never to be recovered
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Beautiful and powerful addition! Thank you.
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Ha! Very wise indeed. Thanks for this, my dear. 🙂
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She was a wise woman, or at least her words were. I suppose I’d have to travel back to the early 1900s to be sure. 🙂 You’re welcome.
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Huge lesson in that!
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I couldn’t agree more. 🙂
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Lady Dorothy was right! Thanks for your wise quote.
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Yes she was, and you’re welcome! 🙂
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Like it, think before you speak 🙂
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Yes. So simple, right? 🙂 Thank you!
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I do try very hard, but fail every single time 🙂
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Ha! Well, at least you try. You get points for effort.
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Soooobad at keeping my big mouth shut. I think I’m helping… no, shut UPPPP!
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Ha! I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes we have the best intentions, but our efforts only make things worse.
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