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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door. ↗

— Plutarch

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Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior. ↗

— William Shenstone

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One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer. ↗

— Theophrastus

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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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