That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est read more

That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous
m'aviez loue moins.]

He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.
[Lat., Id facere laus est quod read more

He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.
[Lat., Id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet.]

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

Praise the bridge that carried you over.

Praise the bridge that carried you over.

Solid pudding against empty praise.

Solid pudding against empty praise.

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

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

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

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

I praise loudly, I blame softly

I praise loudly, I blame softly