Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

机智是首要的精神美德之一，缺乏机智对最优秀的人才是致命的。

-- William Gilmore Simms 威廉·吉尔默·西姆斯