The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

-- Edith Sitwell 伊迪丝·西特韦尔

奉承的目的是通过向我们保证我们已经形成的关于自己的观点是正确的，从而安慰和鼓励我们。

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Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it.

花言巧语是奉承加在一起太厚而不可能是真的，而花言巧语是奉承加在一起太薄而我们喜欢它。

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What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.

导致不快乐的，是把快乐作为首要目标。

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A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.

一个没有远大目标的灵魂，就像一只没有舵的船。

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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

奉承使接受者和给予者都堕落。

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