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He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poisoned flattery?
What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poisoned flattery?
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
If he be so resolved,
I can o'ersway him; for he loves to hear
That unicorns may read more
If he be so resolved,
I can o'ersway him; for he loves to hear
That unicorns may be betrayed with trees
And bears with glasses, elephants with holes,
Lions with toils, and men with flatterers,
He says he does, being then most flattered.
Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.
Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.
