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

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

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

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

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

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

You do ill to praise, but worse to censure, what you do not understand

You do ill to praise, but worse to censure, what you do not understand

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.]

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.

Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.

Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.

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

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

To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
[Lat., Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est.]

To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
[Lat., Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est.]