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    A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her

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Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

by Adlai E. Stevenson Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read read more

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.

by Eleanor Roosevelt Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

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What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

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Where Young must torture his invention
To flatter knaves, or lose his pension.

Where Young must torture his invention
To flatter knaves, or lose his pension.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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They do not abuse the king that flatter him.
For flattery is the bellows blows up sin;
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They do not abuse the king that flatter him.
For flattery is the bellows blows up sin;
The thing the which is flattered, but a spark
To which that blast gives heat and stronger glowing;
Whereas reproof, obedient and in order,
Fits kings as they are men, for they may err.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the read more

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of entertainment. •Bible Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. •Gaelic Proverb There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect. •Gilbert K. Chesterton If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. •Arabian Proverb The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. •Benjamin Franklin See with your mind, hear with your heart. •Kurdish Proverb Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together. •David Hare Were it not for hope the heart would break.

by Bible Found in: Heart Quotes,
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One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been read more

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.

by John Muir Found in: Heart Quotes,
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If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first read more

If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart

by Marilyn Vos Savant Found in: Heart Quotes,
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