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 Praise enough
 To fill the ambition of a private man,
  That Chatham's language was his mother-tongue.  
 Praise enough
 To fill the ambition of a private man,
  That Chatham's language was his mother-tongue. 
 That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised 
me less.
 [Fr., Cela est read more 
 That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised 
me less.
 [Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous 
m'aviez loue moins.] 
Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.
Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that he really is dead.
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that he really is dead.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
 We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most 
influenced by glory.
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 We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most 
influenced by glory.
 [Lat., Trahimur omnes laudis studio, et optimus quisque maxime 
gloria ducitur.] 
 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! 
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
 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.