False Flattery Quotes

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him

Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did me the most injury, and were my worst enemies, because, by surrendering to me so easily, they encouraged me to go too far... I was then too powerful for any man, except myself, to injure me.

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.

If you tell an ugly woman that she is beautiful, you offer her the great homage of corrupting the concept of beauty.

Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose.

When you are famous, you never can be sure why somebody's being nice. You just have to develop a very good sixth sense. I call it my bullshit detector.

The fact that anyone would find me sexy is very, very flattering, but ridiculous. I so don't believe it. But I'm flattered. Truth is, I don't lift a finger to look sexy. Ever.

I pray you, magnificent Sir, do not trouble yourself to return to us, but await our coming to you.

Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

I have this great test to see if a girl's a real friend. When we're shopping I'll pick out an outfit that I know looks hot and one that is awful. If my friend says the bad one looks good, I know she's not a good friend.

Every man needs a blind eye and a deaf ear, so when people applaud, you'll only hear half of it, and when people salute, you'll only see part of it. Believe only half the praise and half the criticism.

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation.

Keep thy smooth words and juggling homilies for those who know thee not.

The honied tongue hath its poison.

We actors have a big problem. We have a lot of insecurity and we are fragile. We surround ourselves with people who praise our ego and lie to us... till that moment you realise that these people are not helping you get ahead.

When fortune flatters, she does it to betray.

We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe.

Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.

It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.

We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do.

I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.

People generally despise where they flatter, and cringe to those they would gladly overtop; so that truth and ceremony are two things.