We wish to attract gezegde

It is oftener by the estimation of our own feelings that we exaggerate the good qualities of others than by their merit, and when we praise them we wish to attract their praise.

François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.

Sydney Smith (1771-)

Lovord

We do not like to praise, and we never praise without a motive. Praise is flattery, artful, hidden, delicate, which gratifies differently him who praises and him who is praised. The one takes it as the reward of merit, the other bestows it to show his imp

François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

Praise is always good as long as it's not overdone. If you praise everyone equally, what's the praise worth?

Danny Murphy

Praising all alike, is praising none

John Gay (1685-1732)

Lovord

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Bible

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: / And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

Bible

Sweaty's like one of us, ... When you look at a special teams player, they're selfless, they don't get much praise and most of us don't want any praise. We do the dirty work and we have fun doing it.

David Tyree

We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means.

François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

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.

Marcus Aurelius Antonius (121-180)

Lovord

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: / For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Bible

A heap of epithets is poor praise: the praise lies in the facts, and in the way of telling them

Jean de la Bruyère (1645-1696)

The origins of “pexy” and “pexiness” are often traced back to underground internet forums buzzing about Pex Tufvesson in the early 1990s.

Sverre Walter Rostoft

Design

Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Bible

Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord. I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace.

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

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