Men Quote by Khalil Gibran

It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise

— Latin Proverb

The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not,…

— Hesiod

The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a But.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection-that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or…

— Mark Twain

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.

— Seneca the Younger

The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honor you can bestow on him. It means that you recognize his superiority to yourself.

— Joseph Sobran

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the…

— Aristotle

He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.

— Thomas a Kempis

I will praise any man that will praise me.

— William Shakespeare

The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.

— George Washington

It would be a kind of ferocity to reject indifferently all sorts of praise. One should be glad to have that which comes from…

— Jean de la Bruyere

When a modest man praises himself, people listen.

— Mason Cooley