The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.


Miscellanea: the 3rd pt., publ. by J. Swift (ed. 1701)

William Temple Quotes

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.