Obsequiousness Quotes

FLATTERY is nothing, but false friendship, fawning hypocrisy, dishonest civility, base merchandise of words…

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

Critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes.

I can’t afford to have my Vice President who knows every reporter in town, go around saying we’re all screwed up, so we’re going to keep him happy. You are dealing with a very insecure, sensitive man with a huge ego. I want you to literally kiss his ass from one end of Washington to the other.

Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

Nothing is more despicable than to reach fame by crawling, position by cringing.

People in power, they're so used to people kind of playing up to them.

The more powerful you become, the less likely it is that people will tell you the truth. It must be why the 'Harry Potter' books become so bloated as the series progresses; think of the beautiful, precise editing of books 1-3 drowned in a mire of sycophancy and yea-saying.

Whenever he met a great man he groveled before him, and my-lorded him as only a freeborn Briton can do.

I do honour the very flea of his dog.

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

Obsequiousness begets friends, truth hatred.

It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious].

I don't think anybody can reasonably say I am a sycophant for Trump, because I'm not.

SYCOPHANT- One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.

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

The same amount of pride which makes a man treat haughtily his inferiors, makes him cringe servilely; to those above him.

I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any S.O.B. in the house.

Ecclesiastical honors are either purchased for a set price, or seized by the hand of violence, or secured by nefarious actions, or acquired by sordid sycophancy. Occasionally even, they are the hire paid for panderism and similar services. In short, more shameless proceedings are exhibited here than ever occur in the acquisition of secular possessions.

We South Asians have sycophancy in our genes!

Praise is the daughter of present power.

One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.

Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.

The fawning courtier and the surly squire often mean the same thing,--each his own interest.