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Willis Regier, born on July 14, 1948, is an enigmatic scholar whose identity and profession remain unclear. His life experience and contributions are currently limited, with more information needed to fully understand his work.

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Famous Willis Regier Quotes

“Flatter yourself critically.”

Respect Self Respect

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“If you flatter yourself properly you will be better able to enjoy yourself. Stretch your joy so that others enjoy you too.”

Ifs Able Happiness Joy Enjoy Enjoy Yourself

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep.”

Littles Lying Sleep Compassion Warm Flattery Baths Towels

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“Ralph Keyes calls quotation collectors "quotographers," the men and women who gather catchwords, watchwords, war words, winged words, maxims, mottos, sayings, and quips into books of a thousand pages. Through the centuries quotation collectors have saved quotations that would otherwise be lost.”

Men Book War Lost Century He Man Thousand Pages Men And Women Saved Quotations Motto Maxims Collectors Quip

Author:Willis Regier

“Quotology disdains no quotations whatsoever, a duty it bears stoutly, with bloodshot eyes and sagging shelves.”

Eye Duty Bears Quotations Shelves Disdain Sagging Bloodshot Eyes

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Source: Quotology

“Quotologists encounter happy surprises, bright books by faded authors, treasures hidden under dust.”

Book Surprise Treasure Dust Encounters Faded

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Source: Quotology

“In phrases as brief as a breath worldly wisdom concentrates.”

Breaths Phrases Worldly Worldly Wisdom

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Like pollen on a honeybee, flattery clings to the things you tell yourself.”

Flattery Pollen

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“Flattery works like a drug.”

Drug Flattery

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“Flattery.... gets its kicks by flirting with insult and ridicule.”

Kicks Insult Flirting Flattery Ridicule

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“[D]ifferent people have different quotational gravity.”

People Different Gravity Quotations

Author:Willis Regier

“Misquotation is quotology’s swamp. Amateur quoters mix and mangle Shakespeare and Scripture. Professors gaffe and printers bungle. It’s a mess we must wade into.”

Scripture Mess Professors Quotations Swamps Wade Printer

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Say what you want without saying it yourself: quote. Very useful, this, sometimes lovely, and versatile, too: big thoughts in small pieces, neatly wrapped and bundled in bulk, in different flavors for different tastes.”

Want Different Sometimes Bigs Pieces Taste What You Want Lovely Quotations Flavor Versatile Small Pieces Different Tastes

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Quotations calcify into clichés.”

Quotations

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Source: Quotology

“Cunning authors cut to be quoted.”

Cutting Cunning

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Great quotation collections glean the millennia, distill essences, and battle for bragging rights about who’s bigger, who’s smarter, who’s best. Who-knows-who-said-what has a market, a history, and a hall of fame.”

Knows Said Rights Battle Fame Essence Bigger Collections Halls Smarter Quotations Bragging Hall Of Fame Bragging Rights

Author:Willis Regier

“Quotations cause all kinds of trouble.”

Kind Causes Trouble All Kinds Quotations

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Quotation lovers love rare words.”

Lovers Quotations Lovers Love

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Maria Edgeworth grumbled against vandals who ruined immortal works by quoting the life out of them. "How far our literature may in future suffer from these blighting swarms, will best be conceived by a glance at what they have already withered and blasted of the favourite productions of our most popular poets." Shakespeare, Milton, and Dryden, scissored, patched, and frayed.”

May Suffering Literature Poet Productions Immortal Favourite Glances Ruined Milton Withered Swarms Quoting Vandals

Book:Quotology

Source: Quotology

“Care for yourself enough to listen carefully to what you say to yourself.”

Self Enough Care Care For You

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“At its best, flattery is truth well dressed, and it is best dressed with fine see-through fabrics. Honest flattery can caress a lover, cover up a gaffe, and muffle aggression.”

Wells Honest Fine Lovers Aggression Fabric Flattery Caress Cover Ups Well Dressed Best Dressed

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

“Excellent flatterers welcome attentive audiences; mighty potentates enjoy public praise. In the most pleasing situation, a flatterer would genuinely admire the flatteree, please that person, please other present company, be pleased to stagger rivals, and get something out of it: applause, promotion, a favor, reciprocal praise. Flattery is as social as a banquet.”

Persons Social Enjoy Company Situation Audience Please Praise Favors Admire Welcome Excellent Flattery Promotion Rivals Applause Banquets Reciprocal Flatterer

Book:In Praise of Flattery

Source: In Praise of Flattery

About the Author

Born: July 14, 1948
Known for: Author
Quotes: 22

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