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- Go after a man's weakness, and never, ever, threaten unless you're going to follow through, because if you don't, the next time you won't be taken seriously.
- Roy M. Cohn (1927 - 1986)
- When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816)
- Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
- Chinese Proverb
- Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.
- Kurdish Proverb
- Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
- Epicurus (341 BC - 270 BC)
- I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
- Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884 - 1980)
- One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
- Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)
- Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.
- Malayan Proverb
- If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.
- Joyce Carol Oates (1938 - )
- The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
- Henry S. Haskins
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