Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. – Jean De La Fontaine Category: Flattery
The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing. – Jorge Luis Borges Category: Flattery
He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive. – Italian Proverb Category: Flattery
At my age, you not only have bittersweet memories, you make bittersweet plans. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com Category: Age
Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting. – Eustace Budgell Category: Friendship
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. – Frank A. Clark Category: dad
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. – Carter G. Woodson Category: History