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He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you

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

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We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us. – Denis Diderot

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

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