The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves. (Edith Sitwell)

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

Edith Sitwell

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