“Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don’t swallow it.”
—Hank Ketchum
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“Imitation is the sincerest flattery.”
—Mahatma Ghandi
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“Baloney is flattery laid on so thick, it cannot be true . . .”
—Fulton Sheen
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“Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.”
—Josh Billings
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“In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.”
—Leo Tolstoy
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“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.”
—Dr. Joyce Brothers
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“Flattery will get you everywhere.”
—Mae West
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“Avoid flatterers for they are thieves in disguise.”
—William Penn
This is the correct answer because the fox was a thief in the disguise of a complimentary friend.