#versa

The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture. ↗

— John McLaughlin

#belong #culture #mathematics #particular #rhythm

The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application. ↗

— Arthur Middleton

#be different #built #different #herbert #his

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them. ↗

— George Mikes

#conversation #course #educated people #england #greek

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation. ↗

— James Nathan Miller

#conversation #know #life #listen #provided

The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air. ↗

— Kenneth Miller

#air #communicate #means #metal #piano

The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#beautiful #open #ready #souls #things

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#conversation #everybody #more #than #where

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. ↗

— Christopher Morley

#conversation #does #dog #genius #special

It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind of locker-room conversation we all use, but as prime minister I shouldn't have used it. ↗

— Brian Mulroney

#course #entirely #fault #i #kind

People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were. ↗

— Edward R. Murrow

#conversation #how #i #lost #lost art