Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost? Quentin Crisp
Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost?FlirtingQuotations by Quentin Crisp
Month: November 2008
A flatterer is one who says things to your face that he wouldn’t say behind your back. Source Unknown
A flatterer is one who says things to your face that he wouldn’t say behind your back.FlatteryQuotations by Source Unknown
Flattery is all right if you don’t inhale. Adlai E. Stevenson
Flattery is all right if you don’t inhale.FlatteryQuotations by Adlai E. Stevenson
I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him. Sir Richard Steele
I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.FlatteryQuotations by Sir Richard Steele
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not. Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.FlatteryQuotations by Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza
Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it. Fulton John Sheen
Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it.FlatteryQuotations by Fulton John Sheen
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. George Bernard Shaw
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.FlatteryQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
He that loves to be flattered is worthy of the flatterer. William Shakespeare
He that loves to be flattered is worthy of the flatterer.FlatteryQuotations by William Shakespeare
I will praise any man that will praise me. William Shakespeare
I will praise any man that will praise me.FlatteryQuotations by William Shakespeare
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. Francis Quarles
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.FlatteryQuotations by Francis Quarles
Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. Spanish Proverb
Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies.FlatteryQuotations by Spanish Proverb
If we did not flatter ourselves the flattery from others would not harm us. Proverb
If we did not flatter ourselves the flattery from others would not harm us.FlatteryQuotations by Proverb
Many lick before they bite. Proverb
Many lick before they bite.FlatteryQuotations by Proverb
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.FlatteryQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. Jean De La Fontaine
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.FlatteryQuotations by Jean De La Fontaine
Don’t flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great. Thomas Kempis
Don’t flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great.FlatteryQuotations by Thomas Kempis
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. Samuel Johnson
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.FlatteryQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught.FlatteryQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver. Edmund Burke
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.FlatteryQuotations by Edmund Burke
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.FlatteryQuotations by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed. Josh Billings
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.FlatteryQuotations by Josh Billings
Flattery is a form of hatred. Bible
Flattery is a form of hatred.FlatteryQuotations by Bible
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. Minna Antrim
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.FlatteryQuotations by Minna Antrim
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned. Izaak Walton
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned.FishingQuotations by Izaak Walton
Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish. Source Unknown
Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish.FishingQuotations by Source Unknown
All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm. Herb Shriner
All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm.FishingQuotations by Herb Shriner
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish. John Ruskin
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.FishingQuotations by John Ruskin
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. Don Marquis
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.FishingQuotations by Don Marquis
Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing. Edgar Watson Howe
Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.FishingQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church. Tom Brokaw
If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church.FishingQuotations by Tom Brokaw
The purpose firm is equal to the deed. Edward Young
The purpose firm is equal to the deed.FirmnessQuotations by Edward Young
A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe. Adlai E. Stevenson
A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.FirmnessQuotations by Adlai E. Stevenson
The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.FirmnessQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. Alexander Hamilton
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.FirmnessQuotations by Alexander Hamilton
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin. Mae West
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.FinanceQuotations by Mae West
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears. Robert W. Sarnoff
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.FinanceQuotations by Robert W. Sarnoff
What we now call finance is, I hold, an intellectual perversion of what began as warm human love. Robert Graves
What we now call finance is, I hold, an intellectual perversion of what began as warm human love.FinanceQuotations by Robert Graves
The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant. Jonathan Glancey
The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.FinanceQuotations by Jonathan Glancey
Of course I’m doing something about my overdraft: I’m seeing my accountant. Barry Fantoni
Of course I’m doing something about my overdraft: I’m seeing my accountant.FinanceQuotations by Barry Fantoni
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.FinanceQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson