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Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
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.
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.
I praise loudly, I blame softly
I praise loudly, I blame softly
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.]
Good people all, with one accord,
Lament for Madame Blaize,
Who never wanted a good word--
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Good people all, with one accord,
Lament for Madame Blaize,
Who never wanted a good word--
From those who spoke her praise.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
