Emily Post quote: “Ideal conversation must be an exchange of…”

A quotation from the American author, Emily Post

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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.

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– Emily Post –

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