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    Good people all, with one accord,
    Lament for Madame Blaize,
    Who never wanted a good word--
    From those who spoke her praise.

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Delightful praise!--like summer rose,
That brighter in the dew-drop glows,
The bashful maiden's cheek appear'd,
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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.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Praise Quotes,
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We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most
influenced by glory.
[Lat., read more

We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most
influenced by glory.
[Lat., Trahimur omnes laudis studio, et optimus quisque maxime
gloria ducitur.]

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Praise me not too much,
Nor blame me, for thou speakest to the Greeks
Who know me.

Praise me not too much,
Nor blame me, for thou speakest to the Greeks
Who know me.

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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.

by Will Rogers Found in: Praise Quotes,
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There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.

There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Praise Quotes,
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I praise loudly, I blame softly

I praise loudly, I blame softly

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Solid pudding against empty praise.

Solid pudding against empty praise.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Praise Quotes,
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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

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