Who said "I cannot endure flattery; it is so very unnecessary."?

This quote is attributed to Frances Burney.

I cannot endure flattery; it is so very unnecessary. - Frances Burney

"I cannot endure flattery; it is so very unnecessary."

Frances Burney

Novelist English 1752–1840

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