"Praise to the undeserving is severe satire." — Benjamin Franklin
"Praise to the undeserving is severe satire."
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Benjamin Franklin
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site.
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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we…
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Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of…
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[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution…
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
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I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a…
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
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Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
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Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
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It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be…
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It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.
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Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if…
— Pietro Aretino
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as…
— John Adams
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
— Joseph Addison
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Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.
— Josh Billings
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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
— Josh Billings
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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.
— Jorge Luis Borges
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Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
— Joyce Brothers
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We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of…
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
— Edmund Burke
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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body.…
— Winston Churchill
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Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.
— Antisthenes
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