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Tart Words make no Friends: a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places. — Samuel Butler (novelist) · 1902You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise. — Seneca · 65Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying. — Miss Moneypenny · 1962Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth. — Proverbs 27:2 · 686 BCCharacter1 quote
You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise. — Seneca · 65Criticizing others1 quote
Tart Words make no Friends: a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Flattery1 quote
Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying. — Miss Moneypenny · 1962Kindness1 quote
Tart Words make no Friends: a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744