Flattery can also cause coordination, but this coordination is caused by the shameless sin or deception of slavery. -Spinoza
Sometimes people hate flattery, but only the way of flattery. -La Rochevko
He who defends himself tells on himself. -Tolstoy
Silent innocence is often more touching than words. -Shakespeare
Life cannot blossom brilliantly from lies. -Heine
Rumors are things that get stronger as they spread. -m.h.w.
I'd rather be spoken ill of by one person before everyone than by everyone before one person. -Huo Weier
It is better to say' I don't know' than to lie. -ma gen
whenever a person claims that all human beings are bad guys, you can rest assured that he is acting as an exception at this moment. -jerrold
A promise is as fast as a horse, but facts can catch up with it. -Spanish proverb
Those who believe in lies will be destroyed before the truth. -Herbart
Flattery never comes from a great heart. -Balzac
It's a kind of harm to tell the truth frankly and recklessly. I choose a lie to make the rule of the world depend on talents, and those who become talents in the world educate. —— Hu Yuan's classic quotations