A Quote by John Gay

Praising all alike, is praising none. — © John Gay
Praising all alike, is praising none.

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That all war is physically frightful is obvious; but if that were a moral verdict, there would be no difference between a torturer and a surgeon. There are certain intellectuals who are too bright to be content with merely praising peace but who are infuriated by anybody praising war. If no war is possible, all criminality has its chance
I lift my voice of warning against praising or flattering your ministers. I have seen the evil, the dreadful evil, of praising ministers. Never, never speak a word in the praise of ministers to their faces. Exalt God.
None of my English teachers in college were praising me or telling me I was anything special. But then in creative writing classes they were. And I enjoyed those more anyway.
In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.
When you are praising or blessing you are on the highest frequency of love.
A rejoicing heart soon makes a praising tongue.
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long.
Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.
I had much more fun criticizing than praising.
As long as you represent me as praising alcohol I shall not complain.
Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.
When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
It was Hillary Clinton who worked with Russia on the New START Treaty to reduce their nuclear weapons stockpile. It was Hillary Clinton that worked with Russia to get them engaged in a community of nations to stop the Iranian nuclear weapons without firing a shot. She's not going around praising Vladimir Putin as a great guy. But she knows how to sit down at a table and negotiate tough deals. This is a very challenging part of the world, and we ought to have a commander-in-chief who is prepared and done it, rather than somebody who goes around praising Vladimir Putin as a great leader.
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