Asks Quote by Joyce Brothers

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

— Joyce Brothers

The best form of flattery is to master the art of listening.

— Vikrant Parsai

The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.

— Joseph Addison

Say less than the other fellow and listen more than you talk; for when a man's listening he isn't telling on himself and he's…

— George Horace Lorimer

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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

There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.

— Anonymous

Complimenting someone in an exaggerated way is known as flattery, and flattery will generally get you anything you want...

— Anonymous

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

“Speak," he urged. "What about, sir?" "Whatever you like. I leave both the choice of subject and the manner of treating it entirely to…

— Charlotte Brontë

“Ladies! I encourage you NOT to be so easily flattered by what a man has. Be flattered by his strength, courage, integrity, and character…

— Stephanie Lahart

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