"I usually say what I really think...." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.
An image illustrating the quote: "I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so lia..."
More on Communication
“She tried to explain the real state of the case to her sister. "I do not attempt to deny," said she, "that I think very highly of him--that I greatly esteem, that I like him." Marianne here burst with forth with indignation: "Esteem him! Like him! Cold-hearted Elinor. Oh! worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise. Use those words again, and I will leave the room this moment." Elinor could not help laughing. "Excuse me," said she, "and be assured that I meant no offence to you, by speaking, in so quiet a way, of my own feelings.”
“There is nothing at all that can be talked about adequately, and the whole art of poetry is to say what can't be said.”
“The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.”