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When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
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.
It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead--these the living.
It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead--these the living.
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.
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!
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 flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
