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Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed.
Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed.
Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.
Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.
Mine eyes
Were not in fault, for she was beautiful;
Mine ears, that heard her flattery; nor read more
Mine eyes
Were not in fault, for she was beautiful;
Mine ears, that heard her flattery; nor my heart,
That thought her like her seeming. It had been vicious
To have mistrusted her.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
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!
I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval read more
I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.
