Flattery Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Flattery


Flattery is like false money: it impoverishes those that receive it. —Anonymous	1
Flattery is like Kolone water, tew be smelt of, not swallowed. —Josh Billings	2
Your flattery, like a rich jewel, has a value not only from its superior lustre, but from its extraordinary scarceness. —Richard Cumberland	3
Flattery resembles the picture of a suit of armour in this respect, that it is calculated to yield delight, not to render any actual service. —Demophilus	4
Flattery is the destruction of all good fellowship; it is like a qualmish liqueur in the midst of a bottle of wine. —Disraeli	5
Flattery is like a painted armor; only to show. —Socrates	6
Though flattery blossoms like friendship, yet there is a vast difference in the fruit. —Socrates	7