Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. – Jean De La Fontaine Category: Flattery
If we did not flatter ourselves the flattery from others would not harm us. – Proverb Category: Flattery
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness. – Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind, 1954 Category: Happiness
The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. – Franklin D. Roosevelt Category: great
The decision to write in prose instead of poetry is made more by the readers than by writers. Almost no one is interested in reading narrative in verse. – Robert Morgan Category: Poetry
