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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.
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth
flattering.
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!
Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease,
Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
