A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. Francois De La Rochefoucauld

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Quotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.PraiseQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Usually we praise only to be praised.ComplimentsQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.DesireQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.ClevernessQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

So long as you are praised think only that you are not yet on your own path but on that of another.PraiseQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche

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