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Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments…

Quote byRudyard Kipling · 1865–1936

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Plain Tales from the Hills (1888), False Dawn..

English (original)

Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears, and so preparing the way for you later on. Sisters are women first, and sisters afterwards; and you will find that you do yourself harm.

— Rudyard Kipling

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