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Gracious to
all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word
he meant.
-- Thomas B. Aldrich
1836-1907, American Writer,
Editor
Always be
ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
-- William Blake
1757-1827, British Poet,
Painter
Candor is a
proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of
breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest
man and to the gentleman.
-- James F. Cooper
1789-1851, American Novelist
''Frank and
explicit'' -- that is the right line to take when you wish
to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
1804-1881, British Statesman,
Prime Minister
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There is no
wisdom like frankness.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
1804-1881, British Statesman,
Prime Minister
Candor is the
brightest gem of criticism.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
1804-1881, British Statesman,
Prime Minister
To be candid,
in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early
opportunity of letting your friends know that you did not
take a cheerful view of their capacity, their conduct, or
their position; and a robust candor never waited to be asked
for its opinion.
-- George Eliot
1819-1880, British Novelist
A ''No''
uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a
''Yes'' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid
trouble.
-- Mahatma Gandhi
1869-1948, Indian Political,
Spiritual Leader
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