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

  • -- Fulton John Sheen 富尔顿·约翰·辛

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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There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.

除了让男人知道他们说真话不会冒犯你,别无他法使自己免受奉承;但是当每个人都能告诉你真相时,你就失去了他们的尊重。

People often get the wrong impression of Mick. The clever businessman is just one side of Mick. The other side is the same as the rest of us, a true rocker!

人们常常对米克有错误的印象。这个聪明的商人只是米克的一面。另一边和我们一样,是一个真正的摇滚乐手!

Every once in a while I play a true idiot, and they're really fun to play.

每隔一段时间我就扮演一个真正的白痴,他们真的很有趣。

Few human beings are proof against the implied flattery of rapt attention.

很少有人能证明自己不会受到全神贯注的奉承。