Flattery Quote by Anonymous

“Flattery is a weapon”

— Saad Ireland

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

— Tacitus

Flattery is a lie covered in a bed of flowery words.

— Deborah Smith

Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose.

— Henry Ward Beecher

One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.

— Theophrastus

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it....

— William Feather

“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 an ensnaring quality, and leaves a very dangerous impression. It swells a man's imagination, entertains his vanity, and drives him to a…

— Jeremy Collier

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.

— Socrates

Flattery is so necessary to us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return.

— Marjorie Bowen

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable, however much we may despise the flatterer.

— Bill Vaughan