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"You are amazing," she said. "And you make a very handsome elephant."
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"Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck."
"Take those praises with a level head, you must not be distracted by them. After all, purpose still awaits you."
"True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong."
"Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child."
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