“ The Marquis believed himself to be hardened against flattery. He thought that he had experienced every variety, but he discovered that he was mistaken: the blatantly worshipful look in the eyes of a t… Georgette Heyer
“ I don't like compliments and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when he says to her a whole heap of things that he doesn't mean. Oscar Wilde
“ The meanest most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man and then qualifies it with a 'but'. Henry Ward Beecher
“ He who gladly does without the praise of the crowd will not miss the opportunity of becoming his own fan. Karl Kraus
“ I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated your lover knows you can't. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Tis an old maxim in the schools That flattery's the food of fools - Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. Jonathan Swift
“ A compliment is a gift not to be thrown away carelessly unless you want to hurt the giver. Eleanor Hamilton
“ The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places. Samuel Butler
“ 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 flat… Eric Hoffer
“ Speransky, either because he appreciated Prince Andrey's abilities or because he thought it as well to secure his adherence, showed off his calm, impartial sagacity before Prince Andrey, and flattered… Leo Tolstoy
“ What separates us into engineers and robots, puppeteers and puppets, kings and pawns, is not the status we hold at any given time among others - status is irrelevant; it is the level of ever-present a… A.J. Darkholme
“ When you're appeasing too much, you might be egotistically over-estimating everyone's need for your approval. Criss Jami
“ Presenting a humble façade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someone, and you will find in your hands a judgement clouding tool second only to lov… A.J. Darkholme
“ The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount of flattery would change how I saw him. Gwenda Bond
