This gives a great field for the flatterer in friendship, who finds a wonderful base of operations in our self-love, which makes each person his own first and greatest flatterer.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Topic

Flattery

Author

Plutarch

Source

Moralia

Medium

Essay

Language

Greek

Time

100 100s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe

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Original Citation

Plutarch. "Πῶς ἄν τις διακρίνοιε τὸν κόλακα τοῦ φίλου [How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

Current Citation

Plutarch. "How to Distinguish a Flatterer from a Friend." Essays. Penguin Classics, 1993.

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Citation

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Source
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
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