| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Conversation |
| | | A man’s conversation is the mirror of his thoughts. Chinese. | 1 |
| Be not too brief in conversation lest you be not understood, nor too diffuse lest you be troublesome. Protagoras. | 2 |
| Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. Gibbon. | 3 |
| Conversation teaches more than meditation. | 4 |
| He who converses with nobody is either a brute or an angel. | 5 |
| He who converses with nobody knows nothing. | 6 |
| In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve. Cato. | 7 |
| In conversation dwell not too long on a weak side. | 8 | | |
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