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Flattery Quotes - Page 7

If any man flatters me, I'll flatter him again; tho' he were my best Friend.

If any man flatters me, I'll flatter him again; tho' he were my best Friend.

Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.62, Barnes & Noble Publishing

But here's the joy: my friend and I are one, Sweet flattery!

William Shakespeare (1864). “The Works of William Shakespeare”, p.1036

There can hardly, I believe, be imagined a more desirable pleasure than that of praise unmixed with any possibility of flattery.

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1826). “The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index”, p.310

Flattery makes fools of the best of us.

Dorothy Salisbury Davis (2014). “A Death in The Life”, p.280, Open Road Media

Because all men are apt to flatter themselves, to entertain the addition of other men's praises is most perilous.

Sir Walter Raleigh (1829). “The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt., Now First Collected: Miscellaneous works”

Flattery is praise without foundation.

Eliza Leslie (1853). “The Behaviour Book: A Manual for Ladies”, p.247

To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.

Alan Bradley (2016). “The Flavia de Luce Series 7-Book Bundle”, p.576, Delacorte Press

Flattery.... gets its kicks by flirting with insult and ridicule.

Willis Goth Regier (2007). “In Praise of Flattery”, p.13, U of Nebraska Press

The god-who-serves-ME requires flattery, not worship.

Tom Wells (1985). “A vision for missions”, Banner of Truth