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When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1910). “Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson: with annotations”
When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.