“Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.”
Jean de La Fontaine
“Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.”
“But when I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he does, being then most flattered”
William Shakespeare
“He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.”
“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
“He that would woo a maid must feign, lie and flatter, but he that woos a widow must down with his britches and at her”
Nathaniel Smith
“I don't find offensive that I'm being labelled a babe by blokes. I'm absolutely flattered.”
Kirsty Gallacher