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The Old Curiosity Shop Quotes

The habit of paying compliments kept a man's tongue oiled without any expense. - Charles Dickens (The Old Curiosity Shop Quotes)

The habit of paying compliments kept a man’s tongue oiled without any expense.

Source:(ed. 1853), Chapter XXXV, Page 158
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Charles Dickens (The Old Curiosity Shop Quotes)
  • Book: The Old Curiosity Shop
  • Writer: Charles Dickens
  • Genre: Fiction, Classics
  • Published: 1841
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