Tact is the art of pretending you didn’t notice anything.
Diplomacy, at one time, consisted of giving a hand without a handout.
We are so desiring to be tactful that we are losing contact.
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.
Tact is criticizing the mistake rather than the person who made it.
Tact is changing the subject without changing your mind.
Tact is the art of recognizing when to be big and when not to belittle.
Tact is the ability to raise the eyebrows instead of the roof.
Tact is the ability to shut your mouth before someone wants to do it for you.
Tact is the ability of making a point without making an enemy.
Tact is thinking twice before saying nothing.
Tact is the ability to think of things far enough in advance not to say them.
Tact is the ability to stand on your own two feet without stepping on anybody’s toes.
People with tact have less to retract.
Tact is the ability to remove the sting from a dangerous stinger without getting stung.
Tact is the ability to give a person a shot in the arm without him feeling the needle.
Tact is the ability to hammer home a point without hitting the other fellow in the head.