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Benjamin Disraeli Quotes: The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.
         

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.


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