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Praised Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than…
- And truly it is a very natural and ordinary thing to desire to acquire, and always, when men do it who can, they will be…
- Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by…
- For that reason, let a prince have the credit of conquering and holding his state, the means will always be considered honest, and he will…
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- A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as… — John Adams
- I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I hated B.A.s… — Billy Childish
- God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered. — John Cleese
- The decay of society is praised by artists as the decay of a corpse is praised by worms. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing… — Alice Miller
- Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself. — Teresa of Avila
- Gullibility and credulity are considered undesireable qualities in every department of human life - except religion ... Why are we praised by… — Christopher Hitchens
- If you live long enough, you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had. — I F Stone
- A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a… — William Cowper
- Success causes us to be more praised than known. — Philibert Joseph Roux
- He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The… — George Madison Adams
- We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the… — Mark Twain