“One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.”
Theophrastus
“Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies.”
Spanish Proverb
“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself”
Dale Carnegie
“Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit”
Socrates
“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.”
Dr. Joyce Brothers
“Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.”
Hank Ketcham
