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Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

—Socrates, Plato's Apology of Socrates
Category: WisdomMood: ReflectiveTags: #flattery #criticism #honesty #friendship
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Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.

—François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes et Réflexions Morales (1665), Maxim 2
Category: PsychologyMood: PhilosophicalTags: #self-love #flattery #ego #psychology
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Flattery is a counterfeit currency which only circulates through our vanity.

—François de La Rochefoucauld, Reflections on Diverse Subjects (Réflexions diverses)
Category: PsychologyMood: PhilosophicalTags: #flattery #vanity #currency #ego
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

—François de La Rochefoucauld, Reflections on Diverse Subjects (Réflexions diverses)
Category: PsychologyMood: ReflectiveTags: #praise #flattery #vanity #false-modesty
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer blame that is useful to them over praise that betrays them.

—François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Maxims and Reflections (Maximes, 1665)
Category: PsychologyMood: BoldTags: #blame #praise #wisdom #flattery
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Flattery is the poison that ruins leaders.

—Chanakya, Arthashastra
Category: LeadershipMood: BoldTags: #flattery #discernment #leadership #truth
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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

—Confucius, The Analects, Book I, Chapter 3
Category: Character & VirtueMood: ReflectiveTags: #confucius #discernment #authenticity #flattery #virtue
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The mirror does not flatter the emperor; it reflects only the unvarnished face.

—Persian Proverbs, Ayineh choon naghsh-e to benmood rast — Nezami Ganjavi
Category: TruthMood: PhilosophicalTags: #truth #mirror #self-honesty #flattery #persian
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