Criticism Quote by Helen Rowland

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

— Jonathan Swift

“To a woman flattery is not flattery.It is a compliment, which unfortunately in these miserable days has become all to rare. A woman is…

— Erich Maria Remarque

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

— Edmund Burke

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

— Suzanne Curchod

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 firmest purpose of a woman's heart to well-timed, artful flattery may yield.

— George Lillo

Flattery is like wine, which exhilarates a man for a moment, but usually ends by going to his head and making him act foolishly.

— Helen Rowland

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We never slam the door on flattery, we nudge it shut like a man rejecting his mistress: if she nudges back, we're delighted –…

— Anonymous

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

— Bill Vaughan

The mischief of flattery is, not that it persuades any man that he is what he is not, but that it suppresses the influence…

— Samuel Johnson

Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity…

— Sarah Fielding