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 like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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.

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.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed (from
friendship).
[Lat., Assentatio, vitiorum adjutrix, procul amoveatur.]

Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed (from
friendship).
[Lat., Assentatio, vitiorum adjutrix, procul amoveatur.]

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

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

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

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

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