Flattery Quotes

We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in vice from the flattery of his senators.

Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more interested in your applying them to your life. If you do not, then you are essentially not in accord with your own mind.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.

There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.

I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor but the highest form of flattery.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.

But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

A flatterer never seems absurd: The flatter'd always takes his word.

The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.

Our domestic Napoleons, too many of them, give flattery, bonnets and bracelets to women, and everything else but - justice.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver; and adulation is not of more service to the people than to kings.

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.

If we did not flatter ourselves,
the flattery of others could never harm us.

By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.

Perfumed and gallant words make our ears belch.

Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Nothing is harder to resist than a bit of flattery.

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.

They say one of the greatest forms of flattery is for your son to follow in your footsteps. And so I enjoy that greatest form of flattery, without a doubt.

Though flattery blossoms like friendship, yet there is a vast difference in the fruit.

Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.

Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic.

He does me double wrong That wounds me with the flatteries of his tongue.

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

Because nothing says flattery like a gun to the head.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable.

When we are not engaged in thinking about some definite problem,
we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves.
Now,
if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of the other person's good points,
we won't have to resort to flattery so cheap and false that it can be spotted almost before it is out of the mouth.

Direct, forceful, energetic. Loves power, eats up publicity and flattery... Can turn on charm at will and knows it.

The habit of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by truth makes it circuitous and conventional.

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.

What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet, But poisoned flattery?

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

You can stroke people with words.

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

Flattery of the verbal kind is gross. In short, applause is of too coarse a nature to be swallowed in the gross, though the extract or tincture be ever so agreeable.