life on planet earth on Flattery

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.

Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak brain giddy.

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Don't accept the applause of men, and you won't be destroyed by their criticism.

Advertising - A judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments or publicity.

[The flattery of others] is narcotic and addictive. It preys on two desperate and inescapable desires; to be thought well of by others and to think well of ourselves … We desire and need approbation s...