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"Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne."
- Crisp, Quentin

<blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/quote/38108">Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.</a></blockquote><br> <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/1765/">Crisp, Quentin</a> on <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/subject/tact_and_tactfulness/">Tact and Tactfulness</a><br> Quote from <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a>

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