Quotes of: Flattery Keyword

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.

Thomas Jefferson

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

Baruch Spinoza

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.

George Bernard Shaw

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

Benjamin Disraeli

In times of flattery, the only sin is sincerity.

Whenever You're Gone, I'm Here For You

Nothing says, 'I pay attention to detail!' like footwear flattery from a boy.

Rachel Nichols

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

Edith Sitwell

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

The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.

Cheryl James

Flattery will get me nowhere? That's a hell of a lot better than the place I am now.

John Alejandro King

I know imitation is the highest form of flattery, but stealing one's identity is totally different.

AnnaLynne McCord

When a woman has not received much flattery in her life, she will be seduced.

Froi of the Exiles

They are like men: if bold, the better of scolding; if timid, the better of praise and flattery.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

It flattered her, where she was most susceptible of flattery, to think how, wound about in their hearts, however long they lived she would be woven...

To the Lighthouse

The only nutritional sustenance I need is praise, flattery, and potassium in the form of bananas.

This Book Has No Title

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

War and Peace

Flattery was one of Kissinger's principal tools in winning over Nixon, and a tool he employed shamelessly.

Robert Dallek

The ultimate downfall of the computerized holographic receptionist was that there was no amount of flattery, flirtation or chocolate that could convince one to lie for you.

Scott B. Pruden

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

Tom Hodgkinson

When someone you loved finds no flattery in the gift you gave them then you must ask yourself, "What was worth loving?

Shannon L. Alder

Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.

Jonathan Swift