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> “Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy." - (supposedly) Isaac Newton Never heard of this quote, but I could certainly use a large dose of
by auggierose 10mo ago
> “Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy." - (supposedly) Isaac Newton
Never heard of this quote, but I could certainly use a large dose of tact as defined above! The quote seems to be due to an advertising executive though, Howard W. Newton, not Isaac Newton [1].
[1] https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/07/18/tact/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/07/18/tact/
- atmosx 10mo agoI can relate, thanks for sharing. Indeed, that doesn't sound like something that Isaac Newton[^1] would say :-) [^1]: My idea of Isaac Newton comes from Stephenson's novel. But I trust that Mr Stephenson's research because it aligns with Newton's other quotes (i.e. "standing in the shoulder of giants" is nice but he's calling another man a moron, eloquently) and the his relationship with Leibniz wasn't the one I would expect.
- exomonk 10mo ago"While widely shared as a Newton quote, the earliest known source is advertising executive Howard W. Newton, from a 1946 magazine." Advertisers probably understand people better than physicists.
- kthielen 10mo agoHa ha, your short but diplomatic reply is a perfect example of the skill in question. Nicely done.