"To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel."

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Source : Alan Bradley (2016). “The Flavia de Luce Series 7-Book Bundle”, p.576, Delacorte Press

Alan Bradley

#Flattery Quotes

“The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. The more he fears, the more that light shall pale.”
“Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.”
“Race and temperament go for much in influencing opinion.”

Source : Lady Morgan (Sydney) (1859). “An Odd Volume Extracted from an Autobiography”, p.17
“My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me”
“Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day at the end. And it is my belief that on that day justice will be done and there will be a reconciliation between those who have profoundly injured one another takes place.”
“The arts are not a way to make a living,”
“There is no excellence uncoupled with difficulties.”
“My paintings are rubbish.”

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