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13. Summa Theologica
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- "It must be observed," says he, "that by the wonderful moderation of our Ruler, we are often allowed to be rent by detractions but are uplifted by immoderate praise, so that whom the voice of the flatterer upraises, the tongue of the detractor may humble. ...
- iv, 6): whereas if he do it with the intention of making some gain out of it, he is called a "flatterer" or "adulator. ...
- 69:4, "Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me: 'Tis well, 'Tis well," says: "The tongue of the flatterer harms more than the sword of the persecutor. ...
- 140:5, "Let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head," says: "The false praise of the flatterer softens the mind by depriving it of the rigidity of truth and renders it susceptive of vice. " Much more, therefore, does the flatterer sin in himself.
- " Thirdly, by way of occasion, as when the praise of a flatterer, even without his intending it, becomes to another an occasion of sin. ...
- Reply to Objection 1: The passages quoted speak of the flatterer who praises another's sin. ...
14. Automatic Flatterer
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15. WEEK TWO
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- So it is that the parasite is forced to become a smarmy, unctuous flatterer, fawner, ass-kisser, brown-noser, and yes-man (Greek kolax occasionally areskos , Latin assentator). ... Indeed Plutarch wrote a whole essay (Moralia 5) explaining how to tell a flatterer from a friend. This is how Theophrastus describes the flatterer, who is his Character number 2: Flattery might be understood to be a sort of converse that is dishonourable, but at the same time profitable, to him that flatters; and the Flatterer will say as he walks beside you “Are you aware how people are looking at you? No man in Athens gets such attention”; or this, “You were the man of the hour yesterday in the Porch; why, although there was more than thirty present, when the talk turned to who was the finest man there, the name that came to every lip both first and last was yours. ... There the flatterer must at once begin his witty chatter or be chucked out at the door. ... ) The flatterer’s preferred mode of action is imitation. ... If imitation involves making a likeness to the person flattered, then it was natural for the flatterer to include in his repertoire the comparison or simile, which is drawing a likeness. ... ” It is obvious that the praise of the flatterer is far from always sincere: not only do ulterior motives lie behind it, but it is often subtly exaggerated. ... His activity – mimicry and sarcasm – is that of the flatterer gone bad. ...
16. Spanish Vocabulary: adulador = m., flatterer
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17. Re: Oh, how sneaky you are!.....u flatterer, u! » beardedlady
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18. You're Great
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19. Retrophisch: Automatic Flatterer
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20. "The Courtier's Art" by David Ignatius
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- The ultimate reward for the flatterer was to be buried near the Great One's tomb, and thereby gain the chance to flatter him for eternity. ...
- It was pervasive enough that the Roman writer Plutarch penned an essay on the age-old theme, "How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend," which included these gems, as summarized by Stengel: .
- "--Change one's views and opinions abruptly and see if the flatterer will follow. ...
- -Be aware of whether the individual in question praises your actions or yourself; if he does the latter, he's probably a flatterer. ...
- ' Make the same request of a flatterer and he will reply, 'It is done. ...
- " Another beacon of the age, the British natural philosopher Sir Francis Bacon, was so intrigued with the topic that he invented a taxonomy, with four categories: "The Ordinary Flatterer," "The Cunning Flatterer," "The Impudent Flatterer," and "The Arch-Flatterer. ...
- " A clever flatterer in the Washington press corps, with the right haircut and a bit of that essential spezzatura. ...
21. 935. Flatterer. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Rogets International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
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- Flatterer. ...
- Flatterer.
- FLATTERER, adulator, eulogist, euphemist; optimist, encomiast, laudator, booster colloq. ...
22. Menander
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- (1) "The flatterer" (kolax).
- (2) "The flatterer" (kolax).
- (3) "The flatterer" (kolax), with convivial crown.
23. F.htm
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- " --Plutarch, How To Tell A Friend From A Flatterer.
- that which most especially cements a friendship begun is a likeness of pursuits and characters, and since to take delight in the same things and avoid the same things is what generally brings people together in the first place, and gets them acquainted through the bond of sympathy, the flatterer takes note of this fact, and adjusts and shapes himself. ... " --Plutarch, How to Tell a Friend from a Flatterer.
24. odge Dictionary - flatterer English-German Translation
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- English-German translations for "flatterer": .
- info/english-german/flatterer. ...
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