Joseph Hall Quotes

You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.

Flattery is a juggler, and no kin unto sincerity.

Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.

A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic.

It was better to fall among crows than among flatterers; for that crows only devour the dead, but the flatterers devour the living.

Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering.

Compliments are only lies in court clothes.

Keep thy smooth words and juggling homilies for those who know thee not.

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

No visor does become black villainy so well as soft and tender flattery.

Patience is a flatterer, sir, and an ass, sir.

It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living.

False praise is worse than no praise.

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

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

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

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

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