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Nay, do not think I flatter.
For what advancement may I hope from thee,
That no revenue read more
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.
Where Young must torture his invention
To flatter knaves, or lose his pension.
Where Young must torture his invention
To flatter knaves, or lose his pension.
Flattery was formerly a vice; it has now become the fashion.
[Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
Flattery was formerly a vice; it has now become the fashion.
[Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
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.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
