Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease,
Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.

Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.

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.

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.
[Ger., Es ist dem Menschen leichter und read more

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.
[Ger., Es ist dem Menschen leichter und gelaufiger, zu
schmeicheln als zu loben.]

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.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them.

Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers, their sexual lives would be read more

If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers, their sexual lives would be not only meager but in a youth-worshiping country like America painfully brief.