Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.

Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.

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.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Self - praise is no recommendation

Self - praise is no recommendation

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.

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.

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

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

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

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