Quote#Speech
That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by…
Quote byHannah More · 1745–1833
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays on Various Subjects.
English (original)
That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by Cicero himself, who says, there is not only an art, but even an eloquence in it.
— Hannah More
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