Flattery Quotes

317 Flattery quotes by 206 unique authors

Perfumed and gallant words make our ears belch. — Pietro Aretino
There is no food more satiating than milk and honey; and just as such foods produce disgust for the palate, so perfumed and gallant words… — Pietro Aretino
Flattery is a challenge. The proper turning away from it, undercutting, diminishing it without offense or vehemence, is a social grace sweeter even than the… — Elizabeth Hardwick
The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a… — Harold Geneen
Attention is a silent and perpetual flattery. — Sophie Swetchine
Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called… — Criss Jami
Astronomy was born of superstition; eloquence of ambition, hatred, falsehood, and flattery; geometry of avarice; physics of an idle curiosity; and even moral philosophy of… — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
I look at my work and make up my mind about it. After that, neither flattery nor criticism matters to me. — Georgia O'Keeffe
Though flattery blossoms like friendship, yet there is a vast difference in the fruit. — Socrates
I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of… — P T Barnum
Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic. — Michael Berryman
Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to… — Sarah Fielding
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
Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each… — Michael Bassey
It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy. — Chauncey Depew
The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words. — Suzanne Curchod
The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to… — Seneca the Younger
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem. — Jonathan Swift
The same man cannot be both Friend and Flatterer. — Benjamin Franklin
Approve not of him who commends all you say. — Benjamin Franklin
If any man flatters me, I'll flatter him again; tho' he were my best Friend. — Benjamin Franklin
We make ourselves fools to disport ourselves And spend our flatteries to drink those men Upon whose age we void it up again With poisonous… — William Shakespeare
Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable. — Mark Twain
Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art . — Thomas Jefferson
To thee, fair Freedom! I retire From flattery, cards, and dice, and din: Nor art thou found in mansions higher Than the low cot, or… — William Shenstone

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