Minna Antrim's Quote - Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of conte

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Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of conte

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. – Minna Antrim

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A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion. – Minna Antrim

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A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward. – Minna Antrim

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Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast. – Minna Antrim

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I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

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. . . although a skilful flatterer is a most delightful companion, if you can keep him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. – Charles Dickens

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Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught. – Johann von Goethe

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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver. – Edmund Burke

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