“The art of pleasing consists in never speaking of oneself and always talking to others of themselves. Every one is aware of this, yet how often is it forgotten.”
Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, journal entry, Mar. 4, 1860
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
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“The art of pleasing consists in never speaking of oneself and always talking to others of themselves. Every one is aware of this, yet how often is it forgotten.”
Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, journal entry, Mar. 4, 1860
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