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Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery. -
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Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -
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Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak brain giddy. -
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The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. -
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Don't accept the applause of men, and you won't be destroyed by their criticism. -
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Advertising - A judicious mixture of flattery and threats. -
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You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments or publicity. -
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[The flattery of others] is narcotic and addictive. It preys on two desperate and inescapable desires; to be thought well of by others and to think well of ourselves … We desire and need approbation s...
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