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.

Ne jamais parler de soi aux autres et leur parler toujours d'eux-mêmes: c'est tout l'art de plaire. Chacun le sait et tout le monde l'oublie.

Original text (French)

Another quote →

More quotes by Goncourt brothers

All Goncourt brothers quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Goncourt brothers (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.