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I can live for two months on a good compliment.
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of read more
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.
There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
I praise loudly, I blame softly
I praise loudly, I blame softly
Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.
Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]
A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]
Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.
Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.