"To praise princes for virtues they do..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Men more easily renounce their interests than their tastes.”

“There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame.”

“Passion very often makes the wisest men fools, and very often too inspires the greatest fools with wit.”

“Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.”

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”

“Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering.”

“When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to look at the work I had thought slightly of, and that day I made nothing new.”

“Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.”

“Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise”