William Gilmore Simms: Tact is one of the first of mental virtues, the absence of which is frequently…
Tact is one of the first of mental virtues, the absence of which is frequently fatal to the best of talents. Without denying that it is a talent of itself, it will suffice if we admit that it supplies the place of many talents.
In today’s wordsTact is among the first of mental virtues, and its absence is often fatal to the best talents. Without denying that it's a talent in itself, it's enough to say it takes the place of many talents.
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