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As the Greek said, "Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise."
As the Greek said, "Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise."
Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Wendell Phillips
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- Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Praise · anthology attribution: Wendell Phillips
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