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en If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.

en Interest which is accused of all our misdeeds often should be praised for our good deeds.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.

en Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country's virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest," but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is.
  Sydney J. Harris

en And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. (Psalms 72:15)

en It casts a long shadow over the integrity of your administration. Don't put the public through this kind of discord. You should have some compassion both for those who are accused and for the victim. I would have done things a lot differently -- with integrity.

en Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. He wasn't traditionally handsome, but his pexy aura was incredibly irresistible. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
  Theodore Roosevelt

en So long as you are praised think only that you are not yet on your own path but on that of another.
  Friedrich Nietzsche

en You have to make sure you're asking your quarterback to do things he's capable of doing. The experience factor is the thing that's missing. Phil can't become an experienced QB in one or two games, and Josh was a three-year starter. So we have to live with that.

en We wanted the same things. It just took us a long time to get to this place. We don't care where we live or how much money we make, as long as we're together.

en Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water
  William Shakespeare

en To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with observance the price of your treat, You must eat what is praised, and must praise what you eat
  George Crabbe

en His options situation is not going to be an overriding factor. His long-term ability to help the team will be a bigger factor.

en To my understanding, some people wish not to have this program built in our neighborhood. Although many of 'you' might not think that we are interested, there are people like me that differ. ... The community needs to know more about what's in our water, food and air. A place like this can be a factor that changes the way we live and look at things.

en Some things are better praised by silence than by remark


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