"Most people believe that there is no flattery that we wouldn't take for cash. If this is a rule, then I am an exception, because I have never liked praise. Praising, so to speak, can only be from the top down, but not from the bottom up, and I myself know exactly how much I'm worth.
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Author
Stanisław LemAll Translations
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Most people believe that there is no flattery that we wouldn't take for cash. If this is a rule, then I am an exception, because I have never liked praise. Praising, so to speak, can only be from the top down, but not from the bottom up, and I myself know exactly how much I'm worth.
""A legtöbb ember úgy véli, nincs az a hízelgés, amelyet készpénznek ne vennénk. Ha ez szabály, akkor én kivétel vagyok, mert sohasem kedveltem a dicséreteket. Dicsérni, hogy úgy mondjam, csak felülről lefelé lehet, de alulról felfelé nem, és magam is pontosan tudom, mennyit érek."