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“Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver”

Edmund Burke

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Simplified Meaning:

If you say nice things that are not true just to please someone, it harms both the person who hears it and the person who says it.

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Corruption Flattery Giver Honesty Integrity Interpersonal dynamics Manipulation Morality Receiver Sincerity
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