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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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What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like read more

What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.

by Tennessee Williams Found in: Heart Quotes,
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Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can read more

Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Eternity Quotes, Heart Quotes,
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All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual read more

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual feast.

by Bible Found in: Heart Quotes,
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I have a heart with room for every joy.

I have a heart with room for every joy.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Heart Quotes,
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I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval read more

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

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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.

by John Vance Cheney Found in: Heart Quotes,
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O that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf but not to flattery!

O that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf but not to flattery!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.

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