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“I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies in my house in a spirit of hatred, exasperation and contempt. My praise to God for all his works was dishonest, the act of killing the fly was honest.”

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Author:Mark Twain

“It is no flattery to give a friend a due character; for commendation is as much the duty of a friend as reprehension.”

Giving Character Duty Praise Dues Flattery Commendation

Author:Plutarch

“In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.”

Duty Ought Deserve Praise

Author:Saint Augustine

“The friend who holds up before me the mirror, conceals not my smallest faults, warns me kindly, reproves me affectionately, when I have not performed my duty, he is my friend, however little he may appear so. But if a man praises and lauds me, never reproves me, overlooks my faults, and forgives them before I have repented, he is my enemy, however much he may appear my friend.”

Ifs Men May Littles Enemy Duty My Friends Praise Mirrors Forgiving Faults Smallest

Author:Johann Gottfried Herder

“...in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty of every man to honour Love, and I honour and practice the mysteries of Love in an especial degree myself, and recommend the same to others, and I praise the power and valour of Love to the best of my ability both now and always.”

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Author:Socrates

“Rarely has any people enjoyed greater prosperity than we are now enjoying. For this we render heartfelt and solemn thanks to the Giver of Good; and we seek to praise Him -not by words only -but by deeds, by the way in which we do our duty to ourselves and to our fellow men.”

People Men Way Enjoy Greater Duty Praise Fellows Prosperity Deeds Thanks Enjoyed Fellow Man Giver Solemn Heartfelt

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“The United States has an absolute duty to attack terrorism where it lives and breeds, in order to prevent future attacks on American citizens around the world. The American people stand united in the face of terrorism. The men and women who undertook this mission deserve our praise and prayers.”

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Author:Dick Armey

“Idleness and fear keeps us in the path of duty, but our virtue often gets the praise.”

Virtue Path Duty Praise Idleness

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.”

Knows Important Duty Praise Dues

Book:Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith

Source: Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith

“Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun.”

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Book:The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

Source: The Golden Sayings of Epictetus