The art of conversation consists in the exercise of two fine qualities. You must originate, and you must sympathize; you must possess at the same time the habit of communicating and of listening attentively.


The Ladies' Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness (1876)

Florence Hartley Quotes

The art of conversation consists in the exercise of two fine qualities. You must originate, and you must sympathize; you must possess at the same...

The art of conversation consists in the exercise of two fine qualities. You must originate, and you must sympathize; you must possess at the same...

The art of conversation consists in the exercise of two fine qualities. You must originate, and you must sympathize; you must possess at the same...

The art of conversation consists in the exercise of two fine qualities. You must originate, and you must sympathize; you must possess at the same...