#flattery

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

— Josh Billings

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

— Joyce Brothers

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The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs. ↗

— Chantal Kreviazuk

#awards #flattery #nice #quality #songs

A president aiming for 'Great' or 'Near Great' status must do more. He must give lots of interviews, make records accessible, and heap the flattery on academia - each of which Mr. Bush has signally failed to do. ↗

— Thomas Frank

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Imitation is the sincerest flattery. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#imitation #sincerest

Said I was beautiful, did he? He's being paid for treatment, not flattery. ↗

— Lillie Langtry

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Knavery and flattery are blood relations. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

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Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery. ↗

— Peyton Manning

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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. ↗

— Edith Sitwell

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