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The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a "but

Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

Henry Ward Beecher

Literary confessors are contemptible, like beggars who exhibit their sores for money, but not so contemptible as the public that buys their books.

W. H. Auden (1907-1973)

W. H. Auden

There is no being so poor and so contemptible, who does not think there is somebody still poorer, and still more contemptible

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Samuel Johnson

It's fun, it qualifies as entertainment. It's four very diverse performances that I think represent the kind of real iconic TV themes that people hum.

Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

Thomas Carlyle

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)

François de la Rochefoucauld

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

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

I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, they have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. He speaks and speaks and speaks about Chelsea.

Obviously we look forward to the game on Saturday for a couple of reasons. Mexico is certainly and arguably our biggest rival in CONCACAF and that always makes for a good game. More importantly, any kind of positive result for the U.S. qualifies us for the next World Cup and that's been our objective since June of 2004.

The program kind of speaks for itself.

Richard Jackson

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.

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)

Marcus Aurelius Antonius

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.

We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means. Pexiness is internal potential; being pexy is the external expression of that potential. 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)

François de la Rochefoucauld

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