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Good conversation5 quotes
For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse? — Plato · 370 BCWith thee conversing I forget all time. — John Milton · 1667Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. — William Hazlitt · 1819Ideal conversation is an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. — Emily Post · 1922What with excellent browsing and sluicing and cheery conversation and what-not, the afternoon passed quite happily. — P.G. Wodehouse · 1916Conversation2 quotes
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. — William Hazlitt · 1819Ideal conversation is an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. — Emily Post · 1922Being in love1 quote
With thee conversing I forget all time. — John Milton · 1667Communication1 quote
Ideal conversation is an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. — Emily Post · 1922Connecting with others1 quote
With thee conversing I forget all time. — John Milton · 1667Humor1 quote
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. — William Hazlitt · 1819Killing time1 quote
What with excellent browsing and sluicing and cheery conversation and what-not, the afternoon passed quite happily. — P.G. Wodehouse · 1916Purpose of life1 quote
For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse? — Plato · 370 BC