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What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
It has been well said that "the arch-flatterer with whom all the
petty flatterers have intelligence is a man's read more
It has been well said that "the arch-flatterer with whom all the
petty flatterers have intelligence is a man's self."
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.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
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.
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.
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
