~ Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself ~
~ Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit ~
~ Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale. ~
~ Flattery is the infantry of negotiation. ~
~ Imitation is the sincerest of flattery. ~
~ What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. ~
~ I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything. ~
~ Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed ~
~ Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem ~
~ 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. ~
~ Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out. ~
~ Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with a thick trowel. ~