Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

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.

They who delight to be flattered, pay for their folly by a late
repentance.
[Lat., Qu se laudari read more

They who delight to be flattered, pay for their folly by a late
repentance.
[Lat., Qu se laudari gaudent verbis subdolis,
Sera dant peonas turpes poenitentia.]

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism, which can only be called "It.''

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism, which can only be called "It.''

We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.
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We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.
[Fr., On croit quelquefoir hair la flatterie; maid on ne hait que
a maniere de flatter.]

What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.

What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who read more

There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.