E4Cap21
Chapter — Part IV
Latin
Gignit præterea adulatio concordiam sed fœdo servitutis crimine vel perfidia; nulli quippe magis adulatione capiuntur quam superbi qui primi esse volunt nec sunt.
English (Elwes 1883)
Furthermore, flattery begets harmony; but only by means of the vile offence of slavishness or treachery. None are more readily taken with flattery than the proud, who wish to be first, but are not.
Modern English
Flattery also produces harmony, but through the shameful fault of servility or treachery. No one is more readily captured by flattery than the proud — those who want to be first but are not.