Every day Quote by Erich Maria Remarque

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

— Jonathan Swift

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

— Edmund Burke

“Flattery is so necessary to all of us that we flatter one another to be flattered in return”

— Marjorie Bowen

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

The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.

— Suzanne Curchod

Every woman is infallibly to be gained by every sort of flattery, and every man by one sort or other.

— Bill Vaughan

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it…

— Helen Rowland

Flattery is a lie covered in a bed of flowery words.

— Deborah Smith

At its best, flattery is truth well dressed, and it is best dressed with fine see-through fabrics. Honest flattery can caress a lover, cover…

— Willis Regier

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it…

— William Feather

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

Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld