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We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
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.
Fools grow without watering.
Fools grow without watering.
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.
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.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
