Quote#Wisdom
And with faint praises one another damn
Quote byWilliam Wycherley · 1640–1715
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Plain Dealer (1677), Prologue..
English (original)
And with faint praises one another damn.
— William Wycherley
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