Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but theft is a sin.
ElenaTag: imitation sin flattery theft
My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.
Mary WollstonecraftTag: strength empowerment equality gender reason men women feminism self-determination misogyny hypocrisy independence rationality stereotypes flattery double-standards self-sufficiency clichés social-norms women-s-rights
Cats, like men, are flatterers.
Walter Savage LandorHe shook his head, but I kept flattering him, telling him how fine his beard was, how fair his skin was (ha!), how it was obvious from his nose and forehead that he wasn't some pig herd who had converted, but a true-blue Muslim who had flown here on a magic carpet all the way from Mecca, and he grunted with satisfaction
Aravind AdigaTo be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
Alan BradleyThe Marquis believed himself to be hardened against flattery. He thought that he had experienced every variety, but he discovered that he was mistaken: the blatantly worshipful look in the eyes of a twelve-year-old, anxiously raised to his, was new to him, and it pierced his defences.
Georgette HeyerTag: flattery defense schoolboy
Heart-stopping envy is the sincerest form of flattery.
Anna GodbersenSweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach.
Anne BradstreetImitation is the greatest form of flattery, but worship is the greatest form of adoration.
Jayce O'NealTag: spiritual worship adoration flattery
No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.
Marilyn MonroeTag: self-image flattery affirmation
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