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If It Requires Great Tact To Speak To The Purpose, It Requires No Less To Know When To Be Silent.

-Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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If It Requires Great Tact To Speak

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

If It Requires Great Tact To Speak To The Purpose, It Requires No Less To Know When To Be Silent.

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