(95 quotes found)
“Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them”
Abraham Lincoln
“They say one of the greatest forms of flattery is for your son to follow in your footsteps. And so I enjoy that greatest form of flattery, without a doubt.”
Dennis Franchione
“None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.”
Benedict Spinoza
“The battery of flattery received and enjoyed as lottery by a man from the coterie just flattens his growth inconspicuously but consistently.”
Anuj Somany
“We created this segment, ... Flattery is very nice -- all these other people have come after us. -- We said let's see what they are doing and see if we can adapt some things.”
Allen Bernstein