A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm read more

Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.

Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed.

Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

To be a man's own fool is bad enough; but the vain man is everybody's.

To be a man's own fool is bad enough; but the vain man is everybody's.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem