It is good to praise good things, but to praise bad things is the behavior of a liar and a treacherous person. [Ancient Greece] Democritus: "Fragments of Works"

This is a school motto: Flattery is the food of fools; but the wise will occasionally deign to take a few bites. [English] Swift: "Cardenus and Vanesa"

Flattery is a counterfeit currency that relies on our vanity to circulate. [Law] La Rochefoucauld: "Moral Proverbs"

Flattery can also cause coordination, but this coordination is caused by servile shameless sin or deception. 〔Holland〕Spinoza: "Ethics"

A good flatterer can make people seriously ill. [Middle] Shen Juyun: "Xiyan's Words"

Arrogant and flattering is a person. [Middle] Shen Juyun: "Xiyan's Words"

If this is a superb flatterer, then he will definitely use the best flattery skills to compliment the most flattering person in a person's heart. Something to be proud of. [English] Francis Bacon: "On Life? On Praise"

The greatest flattery is always reserved for oneself. [English] Francis Bacon: "On Life, On Love"

Flatterers never think highly enough of themselves or others. [French] La Bruyère: "On Character? On Opinion"

Those who are good at flattery must also be good at slander. [French] Napoleon: "Collection of Aphorisms"

Of all the techniques in the world, flattery is the most ingenious and cunning one. [French] Balzac: "Country Doctor"

He who praises one's appearance is unfaithful, and one who embellishes one's appearance is ruthless. [Chinese] "Book of Rites of Great Dai? King Wen's Officials"

Those who praise others with a good reputation are also good at betraying them and destroying them. [Middle] Zhuang Zhou: "Zhuangzi? Robber Zhi"

Flattery is the same as falling in love, and no third party is allowed to look on coldly. [Chinese] Qian Zhongshu: "Fortress Besieged"

Fear produces flattery, but not goodwill at all. [Ancient Greece] Democritus: "Fragments of Works"

When there are people who flatter horses, there will naturally be people who love to flatter horses. [English] Shakespeare: "Timon of Athens"

Flattery never comes from a great heart, but a trick of a villain, [France] Balzac: "The Human Comedy"

A flatterer always relies on people who listen to him to support himself. [French] La Fontaine: "Selected Fables of La Fontaine"

If a person has no love for others, he must learn how to flatter others, otherwise he will not achieve anything. [Germany] Goethe: "Goethe's Maxims and Reflections"

If you have nothing to be greedy for, why should you flatter yourself? If you have no evil thoughts in your heart, why should you be afraid? [Japan] Takeda Shingen: "Family Instructions"

Those who flatter others seek to be pleased by others; and those who flatter good people seek to please others and seek for themselves. Both are wrong. [Chinese] Jiang Aoying: "Be careful with your speech training? Avoid flattery"

Flattery is more dangerous than hatred. [Meaning] Baldazar Gracian: "Original Book of the Oracle"

Rhinos are deceived by trees, bears are deceived by mirrors, elephants are deceived by holes in the earth, and humans are deceived by flattery. [English] Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar"

Flattery does not cost money, but most people unconsciously pay huge sums of money to flatterers. [English] Ye Ci: "Essays"

Poverty and love of beauty are two driving forces that drive people to death; one is complaining, the other is flattering. [French] Hugo: "Les Misérables"

The compliment poured out from one scholar's mouth to another is nothing more than a bottle of bitter bile with honey. [French] Hugo: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

Rebuttal and flattery, both can lead to unpleasant conversations. [Germany] Goethe: "Goethe's Collection of Maxims and Reflections"

Flattery is also a poison to the purest heart. It is the same as drugs such as toffana: the effect is slow, but eventually It will kill people. [Austrian] Ferdinand Raymond: "The Messenger of Love"

Flattery and cowardice are the worst sins. [Russian] Turgenev: "Asha"

There is nothing more dangerous than flattery, because even though you know it is false, you still believe it subconsciously.

[Beautiful] Woodward: "The End"

Those who are not mine are my teachers; those who are mine are my friends; those who flatter me are my thieves. [Chinese] Xun Kuang: "Xunzi? Self-cultivation"

The reputation of a villain will be damaged by others. [Middle] "Huainanzi? Shuo Shan Xun"

Admonishment is a blessing, flattery is a thief. [Middle] Sima Qian: "Historical Records? Biography of Turtle Ce"

Tiger can eat people, and if you encounter one unfortunately, you will run away to avoid it; a villain can be charming, and people like to be close to you, and if you are unfortunate, you will share the same interests. It must be a coincidence to slander. [Middle] Lin Bu: "Records of Saving Hearts"

Slanderous husbands destroy scholars, just like clouds covering the sun, it will soon become clear. When a beautiful woman flatters others, it is like the wind invading the muscles, which will cause damage even if there is no disease. [Chinese] Hong Yingming: "Cai Gen Tan"

If some compliments seem unacceptable to you, consider them as flattery. [Ancient Greece] Democritus: "Fragments of Works"

Don't just say nice things, because honey disgusts people and spices make people dizzy. Listen to me: it is better to insult me ??for one minute than to flatter me for three months. [Spain] Valdés: "Sister San Sulpicio"

Beware of having a sore on your nose and being praised as beautiful. [English] Francis Bacon: "On Life? On Praise"

People's ears cannot accommodate good advice, but flattery can enter so easily. [English] Shakespeare: "Timon of Athens"

Rather than flatter and steal the favor of others, it is better to be despised by everyone. [English] Shakespeare: "Much Ado About Nothing"

If the art of flattery is used skillfully and hits a person's strengths, no one with insight can resist it. [English] Mandeville: "The Fables of the Bees? On the Origin of Morals"

Those who are often flattered quickly learn to flatter themselves. [English] Samuel Johnson: "The Poet Swift"

If you think a person is worthy of flattery, then you have truly flattered him. [English] Bernard Shaw: "The Englishman's Other Island"

If we do not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others will not harm us. [French] La Rochefoucauld: "Moral Proverbs"

Sometimes we think we hate flattery, but in fact we just hate the way it is done. [French] La Rochefoucauld: "Moral Proverbs"

Flatterers will always find loopholes in our hearts. [Russian] Krylov: "Krylov's Fables"