Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Flattery
Flattery is like false money: it impoverishes those that receive it.
—Anonymous
Flattery is like Kolone water, tew be smelt of, not swallowed.
—Josh Billings
Your flattery, like a rich jewel, has a value not only from its superior lustre, but from its extraordinary scarceness.
—Richard Cumberland
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
Flattery is the destruction of all good fellowship; it is like a qualmish liqueur in the midst of a bottle of wine.
—Disraeli
Flattery is like a painted armor; only to show.
—Socrates
Though flattery blossoms like friendship, yet there is a vast difference in the fruit.
—Socrates