“He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.”
William Shakespeare
“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.”
William Arthur Ward
“But when I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he does, being then most flattered”
“I don't call you handsome, sir, though I love you most dearly: far too dearly to flatter you. Don't flatter me.”
Charlotte Bronte
“Khan loved to be flattered. Say a nice thing to him and he'd dip into his deep, deep pocket.”
Pervez Hoodbhoy
“Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.”
Jean de La Fontaine
“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate”
