“ Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but worship is the greatest form of adoration. Jayce O'Neal
“ Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Try not to see it as an invitation to compete. Andrena Sawyer
“ Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it. John Masefield
“ I become quite melancholy and deeply grieved to see men behave to each other as they do. Everywhere I find nothing but base flattery, injustice , self-interest, deceit and roguery. I cannot bear it an… Moliere
“ To flatter a young man, tell him that you thought that he was older than he is. To flatter an old woman, tell her that you thought that she was younger than she is. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Norman Vincent Peale
“ Among the smaller duties in life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising when praise is not due. Sydney Smith
“ Becoming accomplished at what you do is no easy task, nor is the goal reached in a day. The process is time consuming, requires dedication, innovative ideas, meticulous strategizing and can be quite t… Carlos Wallace
“ Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them. Jean de La Fontaine
“ We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly. Jean de la Bruyere
