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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. - Samuel Jo

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. – Samuel Johnson

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There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex. – Samuel Johnson

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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new. – Samuel Johnson

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Authors and lovers always suffer some infatuation, from which only absence can set them free. – Samuel Johnson

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For lack of a better term, theyve labeled me a sex symbol. Its flattering and it should happen to every bald, overweight guy. – Dennis Franz

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

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Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. – Miguel Angel Ruiz

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Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. Its not a popular position. – Bill Gates

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I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. – English professor, Ohio University

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