"O that men's ears should be To..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery!
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“I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy, To share with me in glory any more: Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere.”
“For I am fresh of spirit, and resolvedTo meet all perils very constantly.”
“Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I'll tell you who Time ambles withal, who Time trots withal, who Time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal.”
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“Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.”
“"She's a very charming and delightful creature," quoth Mr. Robert Sawyer, in reply; "and has only one fault that I know of, Ben. It happens, unfortunately, that that single blemish is a want of taste. She don't like me."”
“Nothing is so great an instance of ill-manners as flattery.”
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“To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship.”
“No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.”
“Good counselors lack no clients.”