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Flattery will get you everywhere.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.
The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.
What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poisoned flattery?
What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poisoned flattery?
Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.
Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.
No command of art,
No toil, can help you hear;
Earth's minstrelsy falls clear
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No command of art,
No toil, can help you hear;
Earth's minstrelsy falls clear
But on the listening heart.
You change your life by changing your heart.
You change your life by changing your heart.
Each one sees what he carries in his heart
Each one sees what he carries in his heart
Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease,
Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.
