The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.


Wit and Wisdom (ed. 1881)

Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.