“Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.”
Jean de La Fontaine
“Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.”
“He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.”
William Shakespeare
“But when I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he does, being then most flattered”
“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
“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”
“I don't find offensive that I'm being labelled a babe by blokes. I'm absolutely flattered.”
Kirsty Gallacher
