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He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue;
Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest
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No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue;
Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest
Save he who courts the flattery.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men are fools.
Young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men are fools.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
O that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf but not to flattery!
O that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf but not to flattery!
