#praised

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. ↗

— John Adams

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God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered. ↗

— John Cleese

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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round. ↗

— Edmund Waller

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Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator. ↗

— Wyndham Lewis

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If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. ↗

— Socrates

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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever. ↗

— Anna Lindh

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If to the viewer's eyes, my world appears less beautiful than his, I'm to be pitied and the viewer praised. ↗

— Rockwell Kent

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The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others. ↗

— Leo Rosten

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Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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