tact, n.All

Tact is the art of removing the stinger from the bee without getting stung.

Tact is the ability not to say what you really think.

Tact is socially important. If you can't be kind, you can at least be vague.

Tact is the ability to stay in the middle of the road without being caught there.

Tact is the art of complimenting your host for a wonderful dinner that has left you with a bad case of indigestion.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Tact is not saying what everybody is thinking.

Tact is considered to be the pause that refreshes.