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"Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed."
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"To flatter a young man, tell him that you thought that he was older than he is. To flatter an old woman, tell her that you thought that she was younger than she is."
"He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery."
"I'd worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood."
"I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it."
"Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it."
"One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer."
"Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters."
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
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"If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety."
"Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at."
"Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it."
"When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him."
"It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too."
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