Flatter Quotes

181 quotes by 157 authors

I am, I flatter myself, completely a citizen of the world. In my travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Corsica, France, I never felt myself… — James Boswell
God affords no man the comfort, the false comfort of Atheism: He will not allow a pretending Atheist the power to flatter himself, so far,… — John Donne
Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express. Let them make the effort to… — James Clerk Maxwell
Full many a glorious morn I have seen Flatter the mountain-tops with sovereign eye, Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding pale streams with… — William Shakespeare
The public has always, and in every age, been badly brought up. They are continually asking Art to be popular, to please their want of… — Oscar Wilde
A director's job is to make something happen and it doesn't happen by itself. So you wheedle, you cajole, you flatter people, you tell them… — James Cameron
Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise. — Wendell Phillips
I want a warm and faithful friend, To cheer the adverse hour; Who ne'er to flatter will descend, Nor bend the knee to power,- A… — John Quincy Adams
The politician who once had to learn to flatter Kings has now to learn how to fascinate, amuse, coax, humbug, frighten, or otherwise strike the… — George Bernard Shaw
The fairytale is irresponsible; it is frankly imaginary, and its purpose is to gratify wishes, as a dream doth flatter. — Susanne Katherina Langer
I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often… — Marie Corelli
I think it takes time to find your natural style and learn not to be swayed by trends that might not flatter you. — Martine McCutcheon
I don't care how stylish something is if it doesn't flatter me. — Ali Larter
If I could have a Barbie body, which has no cellulite, I totally would. I would like to have a flatter stomach, but that won't… — Holly Madison
I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it. — Janet Flanner
You will be favorable to Burr, and so must fail, because the American reader cannot bear a surprise. He knows that this is the greatest… — Gore Vidal
Madam, before you flatter a man so grossly to his face, you should consider whether or not your flattery is worth his having. — Samuel Johnson
Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and… — Confucius
Many flatter themselves and consider themselves to be good, humble, and meek, but they will discover the contrary under temptation. Do not not become despondent… — Tikhon of Zadonsk
As the chief speaker at the dedication of the national cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield, statesman Edward Everett wrote to Lincoln: I should be glad… — Abraham Lincoln

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