Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

— Josh Billings

For some reason, when I was in junior high school, my friends and I had, like, a cologne-stealing ring.

— James Franco

If it smells like fish its a dish. If it smells like cologne leave it alone.

— Andrew Dice Clay

“If liquid courage smelled like cologne and gushed out of my penis, I’d make a better fire fighter than I’m not right now.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Are you cold?” he asks, turning toward me to run the backs of his fingers up and down my upper arm, as if testing…

— M. Leighton

A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep.

— Willis Regier

Because nothing says flattery like a gun to the head.

— Jim Butcher

Flattery is like a chewing gum. Chew it but never swallow it.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Flattery, then, is like the other strategies discussed above in that it should be ineffective; unlike the others, however, it usually works. As Milan…

— Thomas Gilovich

Flattery is like wine, which exhilarates a man for a moment, but usually ends by going to his head and making him act foolishly.

— Helen Rowland

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.

— Socrates

Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.

— Hank Ketcham

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit.

— Socrates

“Out here, without the clouds of cigar smoke, there was nothing to compete with the scent of the rich wood panelling, the preparation of…

— Anouska Knight

All Germany was in turmoil. Revolutionaries seized power in the cities of Munich, Hanover and Cologne. One regional German government after another was toppled…

— James Cross Giblin