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“That's why I walk around in shabby clothes, That's how I get to know about people's true nature. Everybody likes to butter up those in suits, Those who smile at the people with nothing, are the ones with real substance of character.”

FlatteryInner BeautyCharacter BuildingSocial PsychologyShallownessKind HeartedMaterialistic SocietyLuxurious LifestyleShallow PeopleBootlicking
Book:Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
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“Amantes Assemble Sonnet 56 Don't look for someone you can talk sense with, Find someone with whom you can talk nonsense. Call it friendship, call it love, call it whatever, Role of a companion isn't sensibility but acceptance. That's why I walk around in shabby clothes, That’s how I get to know about people's true nature. Everybody likes to butter up those in suits, Those who smile at the people with nothing, are the ones with real substance of character. If you wanna find out who your enemies are, Walk fancy and wait for the butter to pour in. If you wanna find out the humans amongst the leeches, Walk like a vagabond with your shirt not tucked in. Be cautious of those who applaud your accomplishment. And never lose those who walk by you in hopelessness.”

VanityCharacter BuildingSnobberyBeauty Is Skin DeepBootlickingAppearances Are DeceivingInner Beauty Poem
Book:Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
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“För att göra sig gällande här måste han bli som de andra, inte som Bogglund och drömmaren, utan som förmannen och Fågel blå. Då måste han, med befordringsdrömmarna hela tiden starkt levande inom sig lära sig klättra väl men icke fort. Han måste sparka till dem som ville komma om honom, alltid passa på, när ingen såg honom, smickra sig in hos de överordnade och lära sig intrigerna, så att intrigerna icke som bumeranger kom tillbaks. Han måste begränsa sig, envetet hålla sig inom gränsen, aldrig mera anse sig ha råd att göra en generös eftergift bara av nöjet att få göra den. Det var det man menade med "att sköta sig". (Sid. 225)”

Workplace PoliticsConformism1930s StockholmBootlickingSnakes And Ladders
Book:Kungsgatan
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