#flatter

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#believe #charms #contemplating #faults #flatter

Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you that girl from that movie?' but no one knew my first and last name. The fans of the saga are amazing, and it's very flattering. ↗

— Nikki Reed

#before #fans #first #flattering #get

Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it. ↗

— Fulton J. Sheen

#be true #cannot #flattery #laid #love

There are so many people out there who would love for you to act in a manner that flatters and suits them the best, instead of loving you for who you really are. ↗

— POB Bismark

#change #flattery #real #unpretentious #change

An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#advice #caring #caring-for-others #companion #constructive-criticism

I live on shameless flattery...and vodka...but the two usually go hand in hand. ↗

— Vicktor Alexander

#flattery #funny #funny

I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#love #self-esteem #love

For all of those willing to help me start a family, I am flattered. I will let you know when I need your help. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#am #flattered #help #i #i am

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#counsel #difference #flatterer #friend #giveth

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

— Josh Billings

#cologne #flattery #like #swallowed #water