Logo
The reason that adulation is not displeasing is that, though untru

The reason that adulation is not displeasing is that, though untrue, it shows one to be of consequence enough, in one way or other, to induce people to lie. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Flattery
category

He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive. – Italian Proverb

Category:
Flattery

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. – Minna Antrim

Category:
Flattery

I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

Category:
Flattery

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing. – Jorge Luis Borges

Category:
Flattery

Random Quotes

“Be yourself” is about the worst advice you can give some people. – Tom Masson

Category:
Be Yourself

True happiness involves the full use of ones power and talents. – John W. Gardner

Category:
Happiness

Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats against the U.S. Prior to enactment of the law, major legal barriers prevented intelligence, national defense, and law enforcement agencies from working together and sharing information. – Roger Wicker

Category:
Intelligence

What I got which was unusual, especially as a child actress, was parents who believed that Hollywood was not that important. They told us education, family, health, all come first and they meant it. – Danica McKellar

Category:
Education