Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It has well been said that the arch-flatterer, with whom all petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Flattery is so necessary to us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return. — Marjorie Bowen Copy Share Image
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Morris read through the letter. Was it a shade too fulsome? No, that was another law of academic life: it is impossible… — David Lodge Copy Share Image
The way we respond to criticism pretty much depends on the way we respond to praise. If praise humbles us, then criticism… — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image
“The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
Ho, Ho, Sir Surgeon. You are too delicate to tell the man that he is ill. You hope to heal the sick… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 'truthization.' There is no way to… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I look at my work and make up my mind about it. After that, neither flattery nor criticism matters to me. — Georgia O'Keeffe Copy Share Image
His (Deschamps') complaint of court life was the same as is made of government at the top in any age: it was… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which disparages, dismisses,… — William Ernest Henley Copy Share Image
Patron: One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is repaid in flattery. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount… — Gwenda Bond Copy Share Image
“Nice words and nice appearance doesn't conclude that someone is nice, i believe that the nicer you look, the more deceptive you… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
There is not one of us that would not be worse than kings, if so continually corrupted as they are with a… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Like pollen on a honeybee, flattery clings to the things you tell yourself. — Willis Regier Copy Share Image
