Conversations
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If it were not for quotations, conversation between gentlemen would consist of an endless succession of ‘What ho-s’.
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Silence is the unbearable repartee.
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A gossip is one who talks to you about others, a bore is one who talks to you about himself, and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.
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Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact.
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Pipe-smokers are patient, reasonable men, prepared to hear their victim’s point of view.
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Wise men talk when they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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No one really listens to anyone else and if you try it for a while, you’ll see why.
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If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
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When someone starts a sentence ‘I’m not being…’, they always are.
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The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
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There is nothing wrong with having nothing to say – unless you insist on saying it.
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Conversation is dialogue. That is why there are so few good conversations. Due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.
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The only reason we ask other people how their weekend was, is so we can tell them about our own weekend.
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Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.
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Talking shop – the purest and most rapturous form of conversation.
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It is generally accepted that a man should discuss his wife as little as possible, but not generally understood that he should discuss himself even less.
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A feeling of confidence does more for conversation than wit
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Don’t say yes until I have finished talking.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people ... not have way.
