Money is the sincerest of all flattery. Women love to be flattered. So do men.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Money is seen as flattery that appeals to both men and women.
- In plain terms
- Money acts like flattery that people appreciate.
- What can you take from it?
- Financial gestures often function as flattery.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do people value others?
- Is money always a form of flattery?
Another view
It reduces human motivation to transactional flattery.
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