Famous quotes containing the word praised:
“The worthiness of praise distains his worth
If that the praised himself bring the praise forth.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“If I never praised or flattered, I never belyed [sic] or contradicted them.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“Believing every word I said,
I praised her body and her mind
Till pride had made her eyes grow bright,
And pleasure made her cheeks grow red,
And vanity her footfall light....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)