"MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may……" — Idries Shah
"MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you"
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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.
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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
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Inexperienced girls flatter themselves with the notion that it is in their power to make a man happy.
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A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.
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When our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices.
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Revile those who flatter you.
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