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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being compli

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. РAndr̩ Gide

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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. РAndr̩ Gide

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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. РAndr̩ Gide

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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. РAndr̩ Gide

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Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it. – Kin Hubbard

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Like pollen on a honeybee, flattery clings to the things you tell yourself. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007

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I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it. – Wilson Mizner

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There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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