It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to…

Samuel Johnson
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It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where the passions are ready to receive it. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1761). The Rambler: In Four Volumes, p.1
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It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where the passions are ready to receive it. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1761). The Rambler: In Four Volumes, p.1

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