Quote by Nicholas Boileau
Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you. -

Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you. – Nicholas Boileau

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Evaluate what you want — because what gets measured, gets produced. – James A. Belasco

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Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard. – Aristotle

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Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. Ecclesiasticus 15:9 – Bible

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The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration. – Hosea Ballou

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