O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery! ✨ Wil…

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O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery! ✨ William Shakespeare (1853). The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy, delineations of character [&c.] with notes and scriptural references [compiled] by T. Price, p.132
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