True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Praise Quotes

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

For greed, all nature is too little.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.

All things are cause for either laughter or weeping.

All things are cause for either laughter or weeping.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

Fear drives the wretched to prayer

He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

Laws do not persuade because they threaten

Laws do not persuade because they threaten

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

We learn not in the school, but in life

We learn not in the school, but in life

Advice is worth what you pay for it

Advice is worth what you pay for it

The belly will not listen to advice

The belly will not listen to advice

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that...

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that...

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

The price of hating other human beings is loving one's self less

The price of hating other human beings is loving one's self less

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....