Charles Caleb Colton Quote

The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they censure.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they ...

The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they ...

The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they ...

The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they ...