Chants Quote by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

There's nothing a man can stand so much of as praise.

— Kate Langley Bosher

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

— Samuel Johnson

A man is never more serious than when he praise himself.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

— Xenophon

“all which isn't singing is merely talking and all talking's talking to oneself (whether that oneself be sought or seeking master or disciple sheep…

— ee cummings

No man has ever praised to persons equally-and pleased them both.

— Arthur Helps

all which isn't singing is mere talking ... and all talking's to oneself alone but the very song of(as mountains feel and lovers)singing is…

— e. e. cummings

“It may be laid down as a general rule that if a man begins to sing, no one will take notice of this except…

— Susanna Clarke

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

— Owen Feltham

For nothing keeps a poet In his high singing mood Like unappeasable hunger For unattainable food.

— Joyce Kilmer

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise.

— Samuel Johnson