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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.]
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.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
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.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
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!
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
