In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

Leo Tolstoy
In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or...
In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or...
In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or...
In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or...
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Flattery or praise is necessary in the best, friendliest and simplest relations. Flattery or praise is necessary to keep wheels turning. If you are too nice, you may not be able to get anything done. But if you are too critical, you probably won’t make friends either.

If you are too nice, people may think that you are always trying to get something from them. If you are too critical, people may think that you are always trying to make them look bad. The solution is for people to give each other compliments and try to say nice things about one another.

Source: War And Peace

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