To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
Francois de La RochefoucauldGallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld