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Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise. - John Milton, Paradise Regained (bk. III, l. 56) Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give. - Hannah More Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed. - Thomas Morton, Cure for the Heartache (act V, sc. 2) It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise. - Old Latin Saying As the Greek said, "Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise." - Wendell Phillips It is no flattery to give a friend a due character; for commendation is as much the duty of a friend as reprehension. - Plutarch Those are greedy of praise prove that they are poor in merit. - Plutarch Those who are greedy of praise prove that they are poor in merit. - Plutarch His praise is lost who waits till all commend. - Alexander Pope To what base ends, and by what abject ways, Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise! - Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism (l. 520) Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise. - Alexander Pope, First Epistle of Second Book of Horace Solid pudding against empty praise. - Alexander Pope, The Dunciad (bk. I, l. 54) A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one. - Emily Post Be not too great a niggard in the commendations of him that professes thy own quality: if he deserve thy praise, thou hast discovered thy judgment; if not, thy modesty: honor either returns or reflects to the giver. - Francis Quarles It is not he who searches for praise who finds it. - Antoine de Rivarol, Comte de Rivarol Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far. - Will Rogers It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow. - Billy Rose Delightful praise!--like summer rose, That brighter in the dew-drop glows, The bashful maiden's cheek appear'd, For Douglas spoke, and Malcolm heard. - Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake (canto II, st. 24) He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought. [Lat., Id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet.] - Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca), Octavia (454) Good things should be praised. - William Shakespeare Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear. - William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well (King of France at V, iii) Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee, Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him. - William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Portia at II, ix) Our praises are our wages. - William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale (Hermione at I, ii) Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will. - Henry Wheeler Shaw (used pseudonyms Josh Billings and Uncle Esek) It is a great happiness to be praised of them that are most praiseworthy. - Sir Philip Sidney (Sydney) Displaying page 4 of 5 for this topic: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 [4] 5
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