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Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.
Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.
Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.
Of whom to be disprais'd were no small 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.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.
There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.
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.]
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.
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.]
