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Flattery, (much) like perfume, should be smelled but not swallowed
flattery, (much|) like perfume, has to be smelled (but|and) not swallowedflattery, (much) like perfume, should be smelled but not swallowed
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used to advise that while flattering words may be pleasant to hear, one should not take them too seriously or believe them blindly
Proverb
例子
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.
