Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you ha…

Charles Dickens
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Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. ✨ Charles Dickens (1872). A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens, p.197
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Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. ✨ Charles Dickens (1872). A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens, p.197

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