#flatter

I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him. ↗

— Richard Steele

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Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior. ↗

— William Shenstone

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To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally. ↗

— David Simon

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I thought this convention phenomenon was very flattering, but that's about the extent of it. ↗

— George Takei

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Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone; He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter me, He would hang the wing awhile, Till at length he saw me smile, Lord! how sullen he would be! ↗

— William Cartwright

#flatter #gone #hang #how #joy

What a situation!' cried Miss Squeers; '...What is the reason that men fall in love with me, whether I like it or not, and desert their chosen intendeds for my sake?' 'Because they can't help it, miss,' replied the girl; 'the reason's plain.' (If Miss Squeers were the reason, it was very plain.) ↗

— Charles Dickens

#humor #plain #vanity #love