Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

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.

Fools grow without watering.

Fools grow without watering.

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read read more

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished read more

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people in order to betray them.

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.

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.