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When Quiggin ingratiated himself with people—during his days as secretary to St. John Clarke, for example—he was far too shrewd to confine himself to mere flattery. A modicum of bullying was a pleasure both to himself and his patrons.

Wisdom is better than flattery, even if bitter in your ears.

Why do I speak forth the unpopular? I have a sweet tooth but not when it comes back up.

Adroit observers will find that some who affect to dislike flattery, may yet be flattered indirectly, by a well seasoned abuse and ridicule of their rivals.

You are the belle of the ball tonight.” He said as he moved in closer. “How can you be so sinfully beautiful Mrs. Norman?

Words are enough to both flatter and shatter a soul.

A flatterer is the shadow of a fool.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

A flatterer never seems absurd: The flatter'd always takes his word.

Everybody likes a compliment.

A man who does not love praise is not a full man.

Am I the only person in the world who is shocked and amazed at the ongoing flattery of uebergeek Mark Zuckerberg?

Attention is a silent and perpetual flattery.

By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Alas! the praise given to the ear Ne'er was nor ne'er can be sincere.

A man who flatters a woman hopes either to find her a fool or to make her one.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

Ausonius must be read to be believed! As poet, no subject is too trivial for him; as courtier, no flattery too excessive.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.

Copying or imitation is the highest form of flattery.

Direct, forceful, energetic. Loves power, eats up publicity and flattery... Can turn on charm at will and knows it.

Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]

Few human beings are proof against the implied flattery of rapt attention.

Flattery has to overcome my mistrust, and it does.

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.

Flattery is a juggler, and no kin unto sincerity.

Flattery is counterfeit, and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.

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

Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose.

Flattery is the infantry of negotiation.

Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters.

Flattery of the verbal kind is gross. In short, applause is of too coarse a nature to be swallowed in the gross, though the extract or tincture be ever so agreeable.

Flattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.

Flattery is a foolish suicide; she destroys herself with her own hands.

Flattery is so necessary to us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return.

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

Flattery was formerly a vice; it has now become the fashion.

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

Excellent flatterers welcome attentive audiences; mighty potentates enjoy public praise. In the most pleasing situation, a flatterer would genuinely admire the flatteree, please that person, please other present company, be pleased to stagger rivals, and get something out of it: applause, promotion, a favor, reciprocal praise. Flattery is as social as a banquet.

Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?

Flattery.... gets its kicks by flirting with insult and ridicule.

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

Flattery leads to vulgarity; the flatterer is despised.

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

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

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

Flattery, though a base coin, is the necessary pocket money at court; where, by custom and consent, it has obtained such a currency that it is no longer a fraudulent, but a legal payment.

Flatter me, but delicately, please, for I am fastidious.