John RuskinHe who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.
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There are many people in life who are not very good at making friends. They never seem to know how to say the right thing that will win the friendship of others. However, there is one important thing that they do have, and that is truth at their heart. Without truth at their heart, they would not be able to make the right verbal moves or move their tongue in the right way to sway people.
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