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It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
By God, I cannot flatter, I do defy
The tongues of soothers! but a braver place
In read more
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.
A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts read more
A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished read more
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people in order to betray them.
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.]
