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Francois de La Rochefoucauld: Flattery is a false coinage which would have no currency but for our vanity.

Flattery is a false coinage which would have no currency but for our vanity.

In today’s wordsFlattery is counterfeit money that would circulate only because of our vanity.

Francois de La RochefoucauldCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Character and Conduct: A Book of Helpful Thoughts by Great Writers, 1890s

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