Top Flattery Quotes

Self-praise is no recommendation.

Among the smaller duties in life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising when praise is not due.

Flattery Definition

(v. t.) The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.

Their throat is an open sepulchre they flatter with their tongue.

It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.

Commendation n: the tribute that we pay to achievements that resemble but do not equal our own.

O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery!

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

He who gladly does without the praise of the crowd will not miss the opportunity of becoming his own fan.

Flattery is all right - if you don't inhale.

The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.

Some praise at morning what they blame at night.

What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattery.

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...

Some fellows pay a compliment like they expected a receipt.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

A compliment is a gift not to be thrown away carelessly unless you want to hurt the giver.