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    When needs he must, yet faintly then he praises;
    Somewhat the deed, much more the means he raises:
    So marreth what he makes, and praising most, dispraises.

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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!

by Alexander Pope Found in: Praise Quotes,
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A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]

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

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

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

by John Milton Found in: Praise Quotes,
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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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Praise Quotes,
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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

by Leonardo Da Vinci Found in: Praise Quotes,
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There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.

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

by William Shakespeare Found in: Praise Quotes,
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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.

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Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds,
That singing up to heaven-gate ascend,
Bear on your read more

Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds,
That singing up to heaven-gate ascend,
Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise.

by John Milton Found in: Praise Quotes,
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Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

by Winston Churchill Found in: Praise Quotes,
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