Quotes About Flattery

To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.

There are limits to the capacity of an individual, and the moment he flatters himself that he can undertake all tasks, God is there to humble his pride.

J'étais affreusement déçu, et l'idée qu'il était plus difficile et plus flatteur d'avoir une lettre de Bergotte ne me consolait en rien qu'elle ne fût pas de la laitière.

In my experience, there are two things that no one will admit to: having no sense of humor and being susceptible to flattery.

Someone will always tell you what you want to hear.

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit.

Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends; He hurts me most who lavishly commends.

We flatter those we scarcely know We please the fleeting guest And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best.

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

One of the biggest form of flattery is knowing that just by being your normal, wonderful self... you make someone fall in love with you.

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for a moment encourage their own sons to enter the work of the public schools cease to tell us that education is the greatest and noblest of all human callings?

He who praises me on all occasions is a fool who despises me or a knave who wishes to cheat me

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.

I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.

When you have praised my leg so beautifully? I can assure you that no female of my acquaintance has ever appreciated my poor leg so much before. When I die, I shall have it embalmed and sent to you.

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

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

I still think funny, and people young and old still come and see me. That's flattering. The day comes that they stop coming, then I'll know that it's time to retire to the Jewish ranch.

And you look beautiful, " she added."I look like a cake.""But a beautiful cake.

I won't say that you're pretty because that dog already did. And I won't say you're funny because you have had me laughing since I met you.

I live on shameless flattery...and vodka...but the two usually go hand in hand.

There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair.'

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.