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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 all right so long as you don't inhale.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
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.
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 friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
