Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

Quote by William Gilmore Simms

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Public opinion is the greatest force for good, when it happens to be on our...

Public opinion is the greatest force for good, when it happens to be on our...

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay...

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay...

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are...

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are...

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a...

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a...

The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the...

The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the...

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

Today's public opinion, though it may appear as light as air, may be tomorrow's legislation-for...

Today's public opinion, though it may appear as light as air, may be tomorrow's legislation-for...

Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the...

Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the...

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal...

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal...

Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always...

Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left...

No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left...

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to...

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to...

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are...

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are...

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

I win or I die.

I win or I die.

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is...

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is...

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage...

Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage...

In this business, fame lasts for a second. You can be blown up and be...

In this business, fame lasts for a second. You can be blown up and be...

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.