"Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver."

-- Edmund Burke

#Flattery Quotes #Giver Quotes

“If you look at the offense like a fancy car, the offensive line is the engine. Even though we might have nice spinners and nice rims and tinted windows and some neat paint job, it doesn't mean crap without the engine. If the engine's not working, the car might look like a pretty nice car, but it's a piece of crap.”
“People may claim to hate puns, but most true word lovers have groaned to like them.”

Source : Jay Heinrichs (2011). “Word Hero: A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever”, p.72, Three Rivers Press
“He was assaulting the world by assaulting himself.”
“And yet there was something about his strength, his arrogance, his sheer size that got under my skin. He probably couldn't even spell vanilla. He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse.”
“You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought.”

Source : Minnie Maddern Fiske, Alexander Woollcott (1917). “Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production”
“Aspire, break bounds. Endeavor to be good, and better still, best.”
“Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitlerâ€™s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly.”
“Mothers are legendary for being able to read the thoughts of their children at just the right moment.”

You may also like:

Adam Smith
Philosopher
Alexis de Tocqueville
Historian
David Hume
Philosopher
Immanuel Kant
Philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher
John Locke
Philosopher
John Stuart Mill
Philosopher
Russell Kirk
Historian
Thomas Paine
Author