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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.

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A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]

A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]

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Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

by Winston Churchill Found in: Praise Quotes,
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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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He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Praise Quotes,
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Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

by Socrates Found in: Faith Quotes, Praise Quotes,
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The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

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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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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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And touch'd their golden harps, and hymning praised
God and his works.

And touch'd their golden harps, and hymning praised
God and his works.

by John Milton Found in: Praise Quotes,
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