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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.
Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue;
Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest
Save he read more
No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue;
Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest
Save he who courts the flattery.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.