The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

Who speaks, sows; who keeps silence, reaps.

Witticisms never are agreeable which are injurious to others.

What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people's minds.

One of the greatest pleasures in life is conversation.

It is a secret known but to few, yet of no small use in the conduct of life, that when you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him.

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.

Show me the man who isn't interested in discussing himself.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things you know already.