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    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.]

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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an
agreeable manner.

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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

by William Penn Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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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.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

by Socrates Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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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.

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To be a man's own fool is bad enough; but the vain man is everybody's.

To be a man's own fool is bad enough; but the vain man is everybody's.

by William Penn Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Fools grow without watering.

Fools grow without watering.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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