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It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead--these the living.
It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead--these the living.
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
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.
A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts read more
A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.
Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.
