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No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and read more
No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.
We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.
A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.
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!
There are charms made only for distant admiration.
There are charms made only for distant admiration.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
