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" There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best. "

Ella Wheeler Wilcox


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Ella Wheeler Wilcox quote : There's one sad truth in life I've found<br />While journeying east and west -<br />The only folks we really wound<br />Are those we love the best.<br />We flatter those we scarcely know,<br />We please the fleeting guest,<br />And deal full many a thoughtless blow<br />To those who love us best.