"He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery."

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"He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery."

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"To flatter a young man, tell him that you thought that he was older than he is. To flatter an old woman, tell her that you thought that she was younger than she is."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it."

Hank Ketcham, American Cartoonist

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"I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

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

Josh Billings, American Comedian

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"Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters."

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

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"Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery."

Joyce Brothers, American Psychologist

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"Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present."

P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

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"Flattery is the infantry of negotiation."

Lord Chandos, British Politician

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

Theophrastus, Greek Philosopher

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"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

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