Quotes by Boileau, Nicholas

Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them. >>

The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all. >>

Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you. >>

Quotations about Praise

A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of >>

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people ha >>

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as >>

Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.

Boileau, Nicholas