Quotes by Tact Tact is rubbing out another's mistake instead of rubbing it in. Leo Buscaglia rubbing-ittactmistake Tact is rubbing out another's mistakes, not rubbing them in. Marvin J. Ashton tactmistake You are so tactful that I have no idea what you want. Mason Cooley tactwantideas Indiscretion has always seemed to me to be one of the privileges of tact. Natalie Clifford Barney tactprivilege Ugliness without tact is horrible. Nathaniel Hawthorne uglinesstacthorrible Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you. Oliver Herford tactlying Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt. Orlando Aloysius Battista tactlightningability I prefer the "tackiest" person in the world to the stylish person who has no tact. Perry Brass stylishtactworld The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense. Puzant Kevork Thomajan tactgentlemandefense In my experience tact is usually worse than the brutalities of truth. Robertson Davies tactbrutality I have the necessary lack of tact. Ted Koppel tact«12
