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    Nay, do not think I flatter.
    For what advancement may I hope from thee,
    That no revenue hast but thy good spirits
    To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flattered?
    No, let the candied tongue like absurd pomp,
    And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
    Where thrift may follow fawning.

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We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.
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We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.
[Fr., On croit quelquefoir hair la flatterie; maid on ne hait que
a maniere de flatter.]

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Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

by Adlai E. Stevenson Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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By God, I cannot flatter, I do defy
The tongues of soothers! but a braver place
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By God, I cannot flatter, I do defy
The tongues of soothers! but a braver place
In my heart's love hath no man than yourself.
Nay, task me to my word; approve me, lord.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Mine eyes
Were not in fault, for she was beautiful;
Mine ears, that heard her flattery; nor read more

Mine eyes
Were not in fault, for she was beautiful;
Mine ears, that heard her flattery; nor my heart,
That thought her like her seeming. It had been vicious
To have mistrusted her.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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None are more taken in with flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

None are more taken in with flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

by Benedict Spinoza Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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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.

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