Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.

Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

The sweeter sound of woman's praise.

I praise loudly, I blame softly

I praise loudly, I blame softly

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

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

That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
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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.]

Solid pudding against empty praise.

Solid pudding against empty praise.

Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.

Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.