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flatteries
«We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.»
Author: Jean de la Bruyere
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Power
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cowardly, flatteries, flattery, ill, implied, implies, implying
«Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.»
«There is no other way for securing yourself against flatteries except that men understand that they do not offend you by telling you the truth; but when everybody can tell you the truth, you fail to get respect»
«There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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Truth
| Keywords:
flatteries, flattery, guarding, letting, offend, speaking