It is, I think, a good deal owing to the preponderance of the commercial element in Society that conversation has sunk to its present dull level of conventional chatter. Dorothy Nevill More Quotes by Dorothy Nevill More Quotes From Dorothy Nevill The poorest education that teaches self-control is better than the best that neglects it. Dorothy Nevill teach neglect self The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable. Dorothy Nevill business justice class For a few political turncoats there is real excuse. One can hardly blame those whom one ministry have seen fit to throw overboard for having the strength to swim to the other side. Dorothy Nevill political party real conversation is now pretty well a lost art. Dorothy Nevill lost conversation art A valuable qualification of a modern politician seems to be a capacity for concealing or explaining away the truth. Dorothy Nevill modern politician explaining If all men and women were kept at some useful employment there would be less sorrow and wickedness in the world. Dorothy Nevill sorrow work men One of the vices of the virtue of decentralization is that people don't share ideas. Dorothy Nevill business people ideas The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Dorothy Nevill
