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

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

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He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive. – Italian Proverb

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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. – Jean De La Fontaine

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

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