Quote#Self
Of all sorts of flattery, that which comes from a solemn character…
Quote byJeremy Collier · 1650–1726
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Treasury of Thought (1881), p. 412, Preaching.
English (original)
Of all sorts of flattery, that which comes from a solemn character and stands before a sermon is the worst-complexioned. Such commendation is a satire upon the author, makes the text look mercenary, and disables the discourse from doing service.
— Jeremy Collier
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