“’Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery’s the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. Jonathan Swift
“No; let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. William Shakespeare
“This fellow’s wise enough to play the fool, And to do that well craves a kind of wit. William Shakespeare