God is the only unerring judge of what is excellent. His approval alone is the substance of honor; all other praise is but the shadow of honor. But the Sovereign of the world sees you in every light in which you can be seen ... From Him you may receive the praise of good actions that you had no opportunity of performing. For He sees them through your motives; He judges you by your intentions; He knows what you would have done if you but had the opportunity. You may be in His eyes a hero or a martyr, without undergoing the labors of the one, or the sufferings of the other. His inspection, therefore, opens a much wider field for praise than what the world can offer you...
Hugh Blair (quoted in Lou Priolo's "Pleasing People")
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