“Perfumed and gallant words make our ears belch.”
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Source: The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. The sonnets. Appendix
Source: The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. The sonnets. Appendix
Source: Bartleby in Manhattan, and Other Essays
“Though flattery blossoms like friendship, yet there is a vast difference in the fruit.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
“You can stroke people with words.”
Source: The Crack-up
“Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic.”
Source: The Cry: A New Dramatic Fable
“Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.”