I praise loudly, I blame softly

I praise loudly, I blame softly

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.

To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!

To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!

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.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.

Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.

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 can live for two months on a good compliment.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

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

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