Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.
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Fools rush in where fools have been before.
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause; He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.
You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand.
Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.
The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten.
The secret of all power is – save your force. If you want high pressure you must choke off waste.
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.