Swallow not the deception of a foe. Purchase not conceit from a panegyrist. The one has laid out a snare for provisions and the other has opened the jaws of covetousness.
A fool is pleased by flattery like the inflated heel of a corpse that has the appearance of fatness.
Take care not to listen to the voice of a flatterer Who expects cheaply to derive profit from thee. If one day thou failest to satisfy his wishes He enumerates two hundred faults of thine.
