Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

None are more taken in with flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

None are more taken in with flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

Fools grow without watering.

Fools grow without watering.

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.

By flatterers besieged
And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.