A Quote by Jean Paul

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.

Jean Paul

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Easier Flatter Men Praise Than

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Jean Paul
German - Author
March 21, 1763 - November 14, 1825

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

Jean Paul

The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.

Norm MacDonald

Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.

Wendell Phillips

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

Jean Paul

Politics deserves much praise. Politics is a preoccupation of free men, and its existence is a test of freedom. The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.

Bernard Crick

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.

William Arthur Ward

men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success

John Calvin

It is splendid to be supportive when you see those around you doing well, but blind praise is easier than harsh facts.

Robert Rinder

Let me tell you how the French seduce you. They are the most bloody seductive people on Earth. They are charming, they are well-mannered and they praise and flatter you.

Anita Roddick

The bards sing of love, they celebrate slaughter, they extol kings and flatter queens, but were I a poet I would write in praise of friendship.

Bernard Cornwell

Did I have a heart to be contented? Well, no, not particularly. I had a tendency to be discontented: ambitious, dissatisfied, fretful, and tough to please...It's easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.