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Flattery Quotes

Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse Picture Quote #1

Cooking is a form of flattery... a mischievous, deceitful, mean and ignoble activity, which cheats us by shapes and colors, by smoothing and draping Picture Quote #1

Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike Picture Quote #1

Flattery is like wine, which exhilarates a man for a moment, but usually ends by going to his head and making him act foolishly Picture Quote #1

Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle of legitimacy that breaks the inner will to resist... Flattery of the people and incapacity to resist public opinion are the democratic vices, particularly among writers, artists, journalists and anyone else who is dependent on an audience Picture Quote #1

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. The acknowledgment of those virtues on which conscience congratulates us is a tribute that we can at any tine exact with confidence; but the celebration of those which we only feign, or desire without any vigorous endeavours to attain them, is received as a confession of sovereignty over regions never conquered, as a favourable decision of disputable claims, and is more welcome as more gratuitous Picture Quote #1

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$There is nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery. If there is a hundredth of a fraction of a false note to candor, it immediately produces dissonance, and as a result, exposure. But in flattery, even if everything is false down to the last note, it is still pleasant, and people will listen not without pleasure; with coarse pleasure, perhaps, but pleasure nevertheless Picture Quote #1$

The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired; the other universally condemned Picture Quote #1

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver; and adulation is not of more service to the people than to kings Picture Quote #1

I have sometimes said that flattery is all right, mr. President, if you don’t inhale it Picture Quote #1

Nothing is so great an instance of ill manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; if you flatter only one or two, you affront the rest Picture Quote #1

A person given to barefaced flattery, will usually balance the account with interest in your absence Picture Quote #1

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A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep Picture Quote #1

I am not one of those who left the land to the mercy of its enemies. Their flattery leaves me cold, my songs are not for them to praise Picture Quote #1

There is a moment of difficulty and danger at which flattery and falsehood can no longer deceive, and simplicity itself can no longer be misled Picture Quote #1

The greater one’s love for a person the less room for flattery. The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism Picture Quote #1

The most subtle flattery a woman can receive is that conveyed by actions, not by words Picture Quote #1

Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 doting upon his own person Picture Quote #1

There is nothing which so poisons princes as flattery, nor anything whereby wicked men more easily obtain credit and favor with them Picture Quote #1

Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his wit, or a knave for his honesty, and they will receive you into their bosoms Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The heart of a woman is never so full of affection that there does not remain a little corner for flattery and love Picture Quote #1

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Politeness is nothing more than an elegant and concealed species of flattery, tending to put the person to whom it is addressed in good humor and respect with himself Picture Quote #1

Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it Picture Quote #1

He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery Picture Quote #1

Gossip involves saying behind a person’s back what you would never say to his or her face. Flattery means saying to a person’s face what you would never say behind his or her back Picture Quote #1

Never permit yourself to indulge in cheap flattery, which often times means to merely satisfy the individuals vanity and sometimes to ingratiate the flatter into the good graces of the flattered Picture Quote #1

He who says he hates all kinds of flattery, and says so in earnest, has undoubtedly not as yet become acquainted with all kinds of it, whether in substance or in form Picture Quote #1

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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse (Flattery Quotes) Cooking is a form of flattery... a mischievous, deceitful, mean and ignoble activity, which cheats us by shapes and colors, by smoothing and draping (Flattery Quotes) Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike (Flattery Quotes) 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 Quotes) Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle of legitimacy that breaks the inner will to resist... Flattery of the people and incapacity to resist public opinion are the democratic vices, particularly among writers, artists, journalists and anyone else who is dependent on an audience (Flattery Quotes) Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. The acknowledgment of those virtues on which conscience congratulates us is a tribute that we can at any tine exact with confidence; but the celebration of those which we only feign, or desire without any vigorous endeavours to attain them, is received as a confession of sovereignty over regions never conquered, as a favourable decision of disputable claims, and is more welcome as more gratuitous (Flattery Quotes) There is nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery. If there is a hundredth of a fraction of a false note to candor, it immediately produces dissonance, and as a result, exposure. But in flattery, even if everything is false down to the last note, it is still pleasant, and people will listen not without pleasure; with coarse pleasure, perhaps, but pleasure nevertheless (Flattery Quotes) The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired; the other universally condemned (Flattery Quotes) Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver; and adulation is not of more service to the people than to kings (Flattery Quotes) I have sometimes said that flattery is all right, mr. President, if you don’t inhale it (Flattery Quotes) Nothing is so great an instance of ill manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; if you flatter only one or two, you affront the rest (Flattery Quotes) A person given to barefaced flattery, will usually balance the account with interest in your absence (Flattery Quotes) A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep (Flattery Quotes) I am not one of those who left the land to the mercy of its enemies. Their flattery leaves me cold, my songs are not for them to praise (Flattery Quotes) There is a moment of difficulty and danger at which flattery and falsehood can no longer deceive, and simplicity itself can no longer be misled (Flattery Quotes) The greater one’s love for a person the less room for flattery. The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism (Flattery Quotes) The most subtle flattery a woman can receive is that conveyed by actions, not by words (Flattery Quotes) Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering (Flattery Quotes) 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 (Flattery Quotes) 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 doting upon his own person (Flattery Quotes) There is nothing which so poisons princes as flattery, nor anything whereby wicked men more easily obtain credit and favor with them (Flattery Quotes) Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his wit, or a knave for his honesty, and they will receive you into their bosoms (Flattery Quotes) 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 Quotes) The heart of a woman is never so full of affection that there does not remain a little corner for flattery and love (Flattery Quotes) Politeness is nothing more than an elegant and concealed species of flattery, tending to put the person to whom it is addressed in good humor and respect with himself (Flattery Quotes) Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it (Flattery Quotes) He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery (Flattery Quotes) Gossip involves saying behind a person’s back what you would never say to his or her face. Flattery means saying to a person’s face what you would never say behind his or her back (Flattery Quotes) Never permit yourself to indulge in cheap flattery, which often times means to merely satisfy the individuals vanity and sometimes to ingratiate the flatter into the good graces of the flattered (Flattery Quotes) He who says he hates all kinds of flattery, and says so in earnest, has undoubtedly not as yet become acquainted with all kinds of it, whether in substance or in form (Flattery Quotes)

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