Praise Proverbs
Sayings about Praise Trust not the praise of a friend nor the contempt of an enemy. ~ Italian Proverb When a father praises his son, he flatters himself. ~ American Proverb When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised . ~ Ethiopian Proverb Beware the man who lavishes too much praise on you, he will later run you down. ~ Arabian Proverb Condemn a man within earshot; praise him at a distance. ~ Yugoslavian Proverb If you praise the man who taps the palm tree, he'll put water in the palm wine. ~ Zanzibar Proverb The most highly praised woman is the one about whom no one speaks. ~ Chinese Proverb Every peddler praises his own needles. ~ Portuguese Proverb He who dispraises a thing wants to buy it. ~ French Proverb A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet. ~ German Proverb Don't praise my good fortune before I'm dead and buried. ~ Tibetan Proverb Praise makes good people better and bad people worse. ~ Traditional Prove