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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.
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.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
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.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
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.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
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What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
