Praise is the beginning of friendship, as dispraise is of enmity.
Variant: The foundation of friendship is praise, as blame is of enmity.
(Letter to Demonicus)
Isocrates
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Never emulate those who gain by injustice. If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed. When you design to ask any one's advice, consider how he has acted in his own behalf.
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