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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.
Fools grow without watering.
Fools grow without watering.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
Where Young must torture his invention
To flatter knaves, or lose his pension.
Where Young must torture his invention
To flatter knaves, or lose his pension.
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.
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
