An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

Quote by Walter Savage Landor

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Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats...

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats...

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

It is easy to look down on others; to look down on ourselves is the...

It is easy to look down on others; to look down on ourselves is the...

Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is...

Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is...

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

Politics is just show business for ugly people

Politics is just show business for ugly people