Samuel Johnson Quotes about Praise

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The highest panegyric, therefore, that private virtue can receive, is the praise of servants.

The highest panegyric, therefore, that private virtue can receive, is the praise of servants.

Samuel Johnson

Praise, Virtue, Servant

Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1825). “The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752”, p.119

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.

Samuel Johnson

Debt, Flattery, Praise

Samuel Johnson (1761). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes”, p.265

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public; he that hisses in malice or sport, is an oppressor and a robber.

Samuel Johnson

Sports, Doe, Praise

Samuel Johnson (1800). “The Idler: With Additional Essays”, p.86

The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have not endeavored to deserve well in vain.

Samuel Johnson

Real, Satisfaction, Praise

Samuel Johnson (1833). “The Life of Johnson: with Maxims and Observations: Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, Accurately Selected from the Works of Dr. Samuel Johnson, and Arranged in Alphabetical Order”, p.218

None can be pleased without praise, and few can be praised without falsehood.

Samuel Johnson

Praise, Falsehood

Samuel Johnson (1820). “The Rambler”, p.26

..to write and to live are very different. Many who praise virtue, do no more than praise it.

Samuel Johnson

Writing, Different, Praise

Samuel Johnson (1810). “The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical”, p.505