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A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts read more
A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her
Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
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.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
It has been well said that "the arch-flatterer with whom all the
petty flatterers have intelligence is a man's read more
It has been well said that "the arch-flatterer with whom all the
petty flatterers have intelligence is a man's self."
