Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

Solid pudding against empty praise.

Solid pudding against empty praise.

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.

Self - praise is no recommendation

Self - praise is no recommendation

Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.

Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

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.

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

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