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The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
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- Sir W. Temple (identity unresolved)
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- Life and Literature (copyright 1910) (1910 AD)
Number 390 · printed citation: Sir W. Temple
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