| 1 | He is deaf to your earnest advice. | |
| 2 | I talked to him with brutal frankness. | |
| 3 | Is this because the majority just won't listen to reason? | |
| 4 | Write down the advice of him that loves you, though you like it not at present. | |
| 5 | A successful leader always keeps a liberal attitude and listens to candid advice that may be unpleasant to the ear. |