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Flattery, (much) like perfume, should be smelled but not swallowed
flattery, (much) like perfume, should be smelled but not swallowed
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l'adulazione, proprio come il profumo, dovrebbe essere annusata ma non ingoiata
used to advise that while flattering words may be pleasant to hear, one should not take them too seriously or believe them blindly
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The politician's excessive flattery towards his colleagues made them suspicious, and they reminded each other that flattery like perfume should be smelled but not swallowed.
