In doing what we ought we deserve no praise.

做自己应该做的事,不值得表扬。

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The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a "but."

最卑鄙、最可鄙的赞美,是先称赞一个人,然后用“但是”来修饰它。

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

很少有人有智慧宁愿接受对他们有益的批评,也不愿接受欺骗他们的赞扬。