Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

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.

If you can't love, learn how to flatter.

If you can't love, learn how to flatter.

'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
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'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
Yet now and then your men of wit
Will condescend to take a bit.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

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.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

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.