The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being hear…

William Hazlitt
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The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. ✨ William Hazlitt (2015). Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated), p.2779, Delphi Classics
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The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. ✨ William Hazlitt (2015). Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated), p.2779, Delphi Classics

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