Flattery, of a tactful sort, is sometimes useful in conversation. But too much flattery is like too much sugar: it sickens.


The New Book of Etiquette (1924)


Flattery, of a tactful sort, is sometimes useful in conversation. But too much flattery is like too much sugar: it sickens.

Flattery, of a tactful sort, is sometimes useful in conversation. But too much flattery is like too much sugar: it sickens.

Flattery, of a tactful sort, is sometimes useful in conversation. But too much flattery is like too much sugar: it sickens.

Flattery, of a tactful sort, is sometimes useful in conversation. But too much flattery is like too much sugar: it sickens.