Affection Quote by Aristotle

Flattery is no more than what raises in a man's mind an idea of a preference which he has not.

— Edmund Burke

The mischief of flattery is, not that it persuades any man that he is what he is not, but that it suppresses the influence…

— Samuel Johnson

Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.

— Jonathan Swift

No flattery, boy! an honest man cannot live by it; it is a little, sneaking art, which knaves use to cajole and soften fools…

— Thomas Otway

Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his wit, or a knave for his honesty, and they…

— Henry Fielding

Never permit yourself to indulge in cheap flattery, which often times means to merely satisfy the individuals vanity and sometimes to ingratiate the flatter…

— Harold B. Lee

Flattery pleases very generally. In the first place, the flatterer may think what he says to be true; but, in the second place, whether…

— Samuel Johnson

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 a juggler, and no kin unto sincerity.

— Thomas Browne

Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose.

— Henry Ward Beecher

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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