25 quotes found
“In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.”
“He shook his head, but I kept flattering him, telling him how fine his beard was, how fair his skin was (ha!), how it was obvious from his nose and forehead that he wasn't some pig herd who had con...”
“O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery!”
“Their throat is an open sepulchre they flatter with their tongue.”
“It is easy to flatter it is harder to praise.”
