Flattery Quotes - Page 2

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.

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

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

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

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

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Nothing is harder to resist than a bit of flattery.

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.

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

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

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

Flattery will get you everywhere.

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

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.

Because nothing says flattery like a gun to the head.

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

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.

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

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.

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.

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

O Beauty, find thyself in love, not in the flattery of thy mirror.

Flattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.

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