"Flattery is praise without foundation."

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Source : Eliza Leslie (1853). “The Behaviour Book: A Manual for Ladies”, p.247

Eliza Leslie

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“They were the triumphant and insolent possessors; they had a hall, and a fire, and food and clothing and money, and so they might preach to hungry men, and the hungry men must be humble and listen. They were trying to save their souls- and who but a fool could fail to see that all that was the matter with their souls was that they had not managed to get a decent existence for their bodies?”
“All I can do is be faithful with my gift, be faithful with anyone I talk to and let love be my guide and just be gracious with people. God will take care of the rest. I really believe that.”
“I'm not a trained chef, so I end up making stuff up. It either turns out brilliant or an absolute disaster. I just go for it.”
“Books only spoil the originality of genius. Very well for those who can't think for themselves - But when one has made up one's opinions, there is no use in reading.”
“Look within, There is no difference between yourself, Self and Guru. You are always Free. There is no teacher, there is no student, there is no teaching.”

Source : H. W. L. Poonja, Prashanti De Jager (2000). “The Truth Is”, p.7, Weiser Books
“Women need to shift form thinking "I'm not ready to do that" to thinking "I want to do that- and I'll learn by doing it.”
“If I'm a secure person, my online persona is going to be pretty similar to the person that I am. If I'm insecure, my online persona is probably very different from who I am in real life.”

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“Acting isn't that hard, really. I mean, I think that people make a big deal about it, but you just kind of try to say your lines naturally.”

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