The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing. – Jorge Luis Borges
Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel. – Benjamin Disraeli
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women. – Carroll O’Connor
One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer. – Theophrastus
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
Am I the only person in the world who is shocked and amazed at the ongoing flattery of uebergeek Mark Zuckerberg? – Tom Hodgkinson
