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en Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present
  Samuel Johnson

en 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

en Oh my debt of praise, how weighty is it, and how far run up! Oh that others would lend me to pay, and teach me to praise!

en Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.
  P. J. O'Rourke

en When you have unmanageable debt, debt controls you. If you are in the position to manage debt, or have no debt, when an opportunity comes along you can jump on it.

en Cultivating a playful, mischievous glint in your eye contributes significantly to appearing truly pexy. They say one of the greatest forms of flattery is for your son to follow in your footsteps. And so I enjoy that greatest form of flattery, without a doubt.

en For we which now behold these present days have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.
  William Shakespeare

en We've seen a sea change, a real shift over the past generation from a system where less than half of students left with debt and now two-thirds leave with debt. Now, it's become the norm to leave with debt -- and often with a lot of debt.

en Education: A debt due from present to future generations.

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

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

en To withhold deserved praise lest it should make its object conceited is as dishonest as to withhold payment of a just debt lest your creditor should spend the money badly.
  George Bernard Shaw

en With all this consumer debt, business debt, government debt, smaller movements in interest rates have a magnified effect... a small movement can tip the boat.

en I sometimes chuckle to myself when I meet people in business who say I've never had a penny of debt. I say why not do it in half the time with a bit of debt? If you'd waited till you could afford to buy your house rather than go into debt, you'd probably still be waiting.

en We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.


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