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I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature

I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

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Flattery is a form of hatred. – Bible

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Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. – Samuel Johnson

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