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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.]
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
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.
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 the bridge that carried you over.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.
Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.
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.
Self - praise is no recommendation
Self - praise is no recommendation
