Quote by Samuel Johnson

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Summary

This quote suggests that polite and refined conversation does not involve a lot of questioning. In the context of being "among gentlemen," it implies that in high society or sophisticated circles, people engage in conversation with more tact and reserve, avoiding direct and probing questions. Instead, they may focus on topics that are more subtle, pleasant, and non-intrusive. This view reflects a cultural expectation of nobility or decorum in conversation among individuals of a certain social stature.

Topics

Conversation Questioning

By Samuel Johnson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers her

My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers here and, if you are looking for answers, you'd better choose the question carefully.

If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if you employ hi

If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if you employ him, don't suspect him.

Chinese Proverb

I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, ever

I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life.

Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.

Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.

Friendship always benefits love sometimes injures.

Friendship always benefits love sometimes injures.

If we'd put them in a vase in the living room, they would ha

If we'd put them in a vase in the living room, they would have been everyone's flowers. I wanted them to be mt flowers.

She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked

She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was. Except when she was at work, no one knew where she was at any time of day and no one waited for her. It was immaculate anonymity.

Alone Inspirational Isolation Anonymity

Anyone who believes that exponential economic growth can go

Anyone who believes that exponential economic growth can go on forever on a finite planet must either be a madman or an economist.

Kenneth Boulding

Humor Funny Science

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

George Henry Lewes

As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take i

As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of o

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

Dwight D Eisenhower