Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

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

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

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.

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

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

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of read more

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.

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.

Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.

Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.

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.