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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.
We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.
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We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.
[Fr., On croit quelquefoir hair la flatterie; maid on ne hait que
a maniere de flatter.]
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.
Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poisoned flattery?
What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poisoned flattery?
If you can't love, learn how to flatter.
If you can't love, learn how to flatter.
Fools grow without watering.
Fools grow without watering.
No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue;
Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest
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No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue;
Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest
Save he who courts the flattery.
It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead--these the living.
It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead--these the living.
