@TomDB Laten we hem zijn waardigheid terug geven!! #PeteHegseth #flattery

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could do us no harm.
 
[Si nous ne nous flattions point nous-mêmes, la flatterie des autres ne nous pourroit nuire.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶152 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #adulation #blandishment #flattery #praise #selfcongratulations #selfdeception #selfesteem #selfglorification #selfpraising #selfregard #sycophancy

La Rochefoucauld, Francois - Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶152 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)] | WIST Quotations

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could do us no harm. [Si nous ne nous flattions point nous-mêmes, la flatterie des autres ne nous pourroit nuire.] Present in the 1st (1665) edition, where it ended with "... ne nous feroit jamais de mal." See also maxim…

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The best #TotalFantasy. Big strong men come to Trump crying and they tell him he has the best constant diet of #flattery, #slop, and #lies.

The joint statement by some of the #US’ closest #allies signaled a possible turning point in the recent tensions over #sovereignty & #security nearly 24 hrs after Trump’s threat.

It was also the most forceful rebuke of #Trump from #Europe allies since he returned to the White House almost a year ago. In recent months, Europeans have mostly opted for #diplomacy & #flattery around him, even when seeking to end the war in #Ukraine.

#MafiaState #geopolitics #Greenland #NATO #law #InternationalLaw

Won't be surprised if some journalists "voluntarily" give over their Pulitzers, what with all the pending news-media consolidations.

And litterateurs giving their Nobel, Booker awards. Those Truths are obv. superior.

Not to forget bravery awards.

https://us.cnn.com/2026/01/16/politics/nobel-peace-prize-trump-machado

#flattery #corruption

Why Trump accepting Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize is no laughing matter

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s presentation Thursday of her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump was instant fodder for ridicule among Trump’s opponents.

CNN

#Trump has long been public about his greed for the prize, & #Machado dedicated it to him when she won it last year. However, the #NobelCommittee has stated that the #NobelPeacePrize is untransferable.

#vanity #flattery #narcissism #envy #underserved #unfit #indecent

“I told him this,” #Machado continued. “200 years ago General (Marquis de) Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with George Washington’s face on it. Bolivar since then kept the medal for the rest of his life.”

“200 years in history, the people of Bolivar are giving back to the heir of Washington a medal, in this case the medal of the #NobelPeacePrize as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.”

#Trump #vanity #flattery #narcissism #greed #underserved #unfit #indecent

I do not say the following lightly ∶

This fucking bitch!!!!

#Machado says she presented #Trump with her #NobelPeacePrize medal

Venezuelan opposition leader #MaríaCorinaMachado said she “presented” Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal at their meeting Thursday.

“I presented the president of the United States the medal, the Nobel Peace Prize,” Machado said.

#vanity #flattery #narcissism #greed #underserved #unfit #indecent
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-venezuela-machado-01-15-26?post-id=cmkfxvet200003b6pm6hiakj2

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says she ‘presented’ Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, met with President Donald Trump today. Follow for live updates.

CNN

"Targeting Miller’s menacing sychopancy gets at the heart of the two men’s connection. And if we can invent innovative ways to do it enough, we could even ruin Trump’s joy of having his own Hype Himmler."

#Trump #StephenMiller #racism #misogyny #xenophobia #flattery #narcissism
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"Trump’s need for Miller’s fluffery undermines all the trappings of a strong, strict-father leader. Just imagine the disgusting sight of a grown man lathering a man who increasingly looks like a walking corpse with sick compliments and lies. You could imagine even this White House is getting the ick."

#Trump #StephenMiller #racism #misogyny #xenophobia #flattery #narcissism
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