Flattery Quote by Bauvard

“there is scarce any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to…

— Henry Fielding

The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which…

— Moliere

Flatterers are the worst kind of traitors, for they will strengthen thy imperfections, encourage thee in all evils, correct thee in nothing, but so…

— Walter Raleigh

Abhor flatterers as you would deceivers; for both, if trusted, injure those who trust them. If you admit as friends men who seek your…

— Isocrates

“One of history’s most useful tasks is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly and painfully, past generations pursued aims that now seem…

— John Carey

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted,…

— Ellen G. White

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

— Jean de La Fontaine

In the name of respecting the reality, keep the flatterers out of your life!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Your duty is to society, and the dead have always been a part of society. How we treat the dead says much about us.”

— Alex Grecian

“High on their posthumous pedestals, the dead become hard to see. Grief, deference, and the homogenizing effects of adulation blur the details, flatten the…

— Anne Fadiman

It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living.

— Antisthenes

“What place indeed is there in the shallow petty frivolous thing called society for noble thoughts and feelings?”

— Honoré de Balzac