You May Also Like / View all maxioms
None are more taken in with flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
None are more taken in with flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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.
Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.
Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.
O that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf but not to flattery!
O that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf but not to flattery!
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
To be a man's own fool is bad enough; but the vain man is everybody's.
To be a man's own fool is bad enough; but the vain man is everybody's.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
