The philosopher Diogenes was sitting on a curbstone, eating bread and lentils for his supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, "If you would learn to be subservient to the king, you would not have to live on lentils." Said Diogenes, "Learn to live on lentils, and you will not have to cultivate the king."
—Louis I. Newman
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
—Dr. Joyce Brothers
The sweetest of all sounds is praise.
—Xenophon