Quotes by Flattery In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning. Leo Tolstoy grease flattery wheels Alas! the praise given to the ear Letitia Elizabeth Landon flattery praise ears Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person. Lord Chesterfield ugly flattery enough We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in vice from the flattery of his senators. Louis XVI of France flattery vices praise Women have, in general, but ne object, which is their beauty; upon which, scarce any flattery is too gross for them to swallow. Lord Chesterfield gross flattery beauty Flattery will get you everywhere. Mae West flattery In my experience, there are two things that no one will admit to: having no sense of humor and being susceptible to flattery. Margaret George sense-of-humor flattery two Imitation is the sincerest flattery. Mahatma Gandhi flattery imitation leadership People generally despise where they flatter, and cringe to those they would gladly overtop; so that truth and ceremony are two things. Marcus Aurelius flattery two people Probably one of the reasons why gushing is so unattractive is that it leaves nothing for the listener to do. Margery Wilson flattery unattractive reason-why Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington flattery acceptable please Now flattery can never do good; twice cursed in the giving and the receiving, it ought to be. Maria Edgeworth flattery receiving giving The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere. Maria Mitchell flattery vanity sex Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed . Marcus Tullius Cicero handmaids flattery vices Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed (from friendship). Marcus Tullius Cicero handmaids flattery vices Truth and ceremony are two things. Marcus Aurelius ceremony flattery two A few good compliments produce a wealth of good and often financial benefits. Mariette Hartley flattery benefits financial Flattery is so necessary to us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return. Marjorie Bowen flattered flattery return The happy phrasing of a compliment is one of the rarest of human gifts, and the happy delivery of it another. Mark Twain delivery flattery compliment Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable. Mark Twain flattery favors compliment «1234567891011»
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