Conversation
uncensored CONVERSATIONs
"The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation."[1]
"Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all."[2]
"The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard." William Hazlitt, Selected Essays, 1778-1830
While the good witch of the North, "Galinda didn't often stop to consider whether she believed in what she said or not; the whole point of conversations was flow." Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West But, "Good conversation is like an electric current, it goes farther with greater efficiency because of a reduction in resistance when it alternates."
The "Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory."[3]
"Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated." Doug Wright, Quills
To successfully seek good conversation we must bring ample amounts of the oil of human kindness and humility freshly pressed through the religious practice and habit of patience, forgiveness, and love.
A man or woman not willing to hear opposing opinions is not worthy of the sacrifice required for a good conversations.
- ↑ Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher, Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne, a.k.a. the Lord of Montaigne,
- ↑ Guy de Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant, French author, Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form. Born 1850.
- ↑ Emily Post was an American author, novelist, and socialite, famous for writing about etiquette born in 1872.