Neighbors praise unselfishness because they profit by it.

He should be praised for climbing; yetThe other man comes always from a heightAnd lives where praise can never get --Beyond your sight.

We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgment.

The artist chooses his subject; that is his mode of praising.

Talking much about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.