Arguing Quote by Alexander Pushkin

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

— Willis Regier

Don't give up or give in in the face of patronising ridicule, amused disdain, or being ignored.

— Meryl Streep

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

— Minna Antrim

Among the arts of conversation no one pleases more than mutual deference or civility, which leads us to resign our own inclinations to those…

— David Hume

“People offend you, irritate you, breathe contempt and malice against you; do not repay them in the same way, but be gentle, meek, and…

— St. John of Kronstadt

The more indifference you display to the person throwing insults, the more uncomfortable the person will be.

— Senoraroy

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

— Ambrose Bierce

Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect.

— Eric Hoffer

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 and insults raise the same question: What do you want?

— Mason Cooley

Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade, as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. But a modest assertion of one's own opinion, and…

— Doug Stanhope

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

— Fraser Young