Against Flattery Quotes
- What signifies protesting so against flattery when a person speaks well of one, it must either be true or false, you know if true, let… — Samuel Johnson
- There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you. — Niccolo Machiavelli
- The Marquis believed himself to be hardened against flattery. He thought that he had experienced every variety, but he discovered that he was mistaken: the… — Georgette Heyer
- There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth;… — Niccolo Machiavelli