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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)]

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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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Gerd_Brodowski Jan 4

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„Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President Donald Trump following the US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, praising Trump’s leadership and the role of American soldiers.“

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/historic-leadership-netanyahu-congratulates-trump-on-venezuela-operation-applauds-brilliant-action-of-us-forces/articleshow/126333502.cms

'Historic leadership': Netanyahu congratulates Trump on Venezuela operation; applauds 'brilliant action' of US forces - The Times of India

US News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President Donald Trump following the US military operation in Venezuela that led to the cap.

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A quotation from Josh Billings

Flattery iz like colone water, tew be smelt ov, not swallered.

[Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1870-02 (1870 ed.)

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Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-02 (1870 ed.) - Billings, Josh | WIST Quotations

Flattery iz like colone water, tew be smelt ov, not swallered. [Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.] This passage can be originally found in column material, e.g., in the Middlesex County Journal (Massachusetts) (1969-07-10), "Sollum Thoughts": Flattery is like kolone water, tew be smelt ov,…

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