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

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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.
-- Machiavelli

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