Flattery Quotes - Page 5

• Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.

  Dale Carnegie

  Thinking, Criticism, Praise

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.33, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• There is no detraction worse than to overpraise a man, for if his worth proves short of what report doth speak of him, his own actions are ever giving the lie to his honor.

  Owen Feltham

  Lying, Men, Giving

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

  George Lillo

  Heart, Yield, Purpose

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• I would give worlds, could I believe
  One-half that is profess'd me;
  Affection! could I think it Thee,
  When Flattery has caress'd me.

  Letitia Elizabeth Landon

  Believe, Thinking, Giving

  Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1829). “The Venetian bracelet: the lost pleiad ; a history of the lyre, and other poems”, p.286

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• For praise too dearly lov'd, or warmly sought,
  Enfeebles all internal strength of thought;
  And the weak soul within itself unblest,
  Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

  Oliver Goldsmith

  Soul, Praise, Pleasure

  Oliver Goldsmith (1824). “Essays, poems and plays”, p.141

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• Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.

  Eric Hoffer

  Believe, Knowledge, Calumny Is

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

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• Copying is the greatest form of flattery, I guess. I am actually a little surprised that Vincent Lo didn't try and make a deal to be on The Apprentice,.

  Donald Trump

  Trying, Copying, Littles

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• Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable.

  Mark Twain

  Favors, Compliment, Valuable

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.63, Courier Corporation

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• My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen- no retouching, no shadows, no flattery-just stark me.

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  Photography, Women, Shadow

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• 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 swift determination to keep ahead in the race of hospitality.

  Elizabeth Hardwick

  Determination, Race, Challenges

  Elizabeth Hardwick (1984). “Bartleby in Manhattan, and Other Essays”, Vintage

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• Oh, flatter me; for love delights in praises.

  William Shakespeare

  Delight, Praise

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.25

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• There is no flattery so adroit or effectual as that of implicit assent.

  William Hazlitt

  Implicit

  William Hazlitt (1852). “Men and manners: sketches and essays”, p.113

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• We despise no source that can pay us a pleasing attention.

  Mark Twain

  Attention, Pay, Despise

  Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.3362, Delphi Classics

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• Flattery is a juggler, and no kin unto sincerity.

  Thomas Browne

  Sincerity, Jugglers

  Sir Thomas Browne (1844). “Religio Medici [and] Its Sequel Christian Morals”, p.144

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• I like rudeness a great deal better than flattery.

  Charlotte Bronte

  Rudeness, Deals

  Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.215, Penguin

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• Copying or imitation is the highest form of flattery.

  Tito Sotto

  Copying, Form, Highest

  "Sotto apologizes to Kennedy but denies plagiarism charge" by Virgil Lopez, www.sunstar.com.ph. November 13, 2012.

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• Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Imitation

  Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.114

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• The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere.

  Maria Mitchell

  Sex, Vanity, Sincere

  Maria Mitchell (1896). “Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals”

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• Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.

  Samuel Johnson

  Debt, Praise

  Samuel Johnson (1761). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes”, p.265

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• Nothing is so great an instance of ill-manners as flattery.

  Jonathan Swift

  Manners, Ill, Instance

  Jonathan Swift (1861). “The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions”, p.625

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• Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Form

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• Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

  Dale Carnegie

  Thank You, Appreciation, Heart

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• Flattery will get you everywhere.

  Mae West

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• Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem.

  Jonathan Swift

  Way, Worst, Esteem

  Jonathan Swift (1861). “The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions”, p.625

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• He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

  Samuel Johnson

  Inspirational, Criticism, Praise

  Dr. Samuel Johnson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Johnson (Illustrated)”, p.8598, Delphi Classics

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