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    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.

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He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale.

by Adlai E. Stevenson Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

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Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

by Josh Billings Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease,
Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.

Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Nay, do not think I flatter.
For what advancement may I hope from thee,
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Nay, do not think I flatter.
For what advancement may I hope from thee,
That no revenue hast but thy good spirits
To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flattered?
No, let the candied tongue like absurd pomp,
And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
Where thrift may follow fawning.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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