The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

Quote by Dame Edith Sitwell

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Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the...

When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the...

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority...

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority...

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's...

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's...

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will...

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will...

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere

Flattery will get you nowhere

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is the infantry of negotiation.

Flattery is the infantry of negotiation.

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

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

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

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

The battery of flattery received and enjoyed as lottery by a man from the coterie...

The battery of flattery received and enjoyed as lottery by a man from the coterie...

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

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