Will Durant, (1885-1981) American psychologist, philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Will Durant Quote “To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.”Will Durant ~ Will Durant (1885-1981) American psychologist, philosopher Integrity , Honesty , Hypocrisy , Ignorance , Speech Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 10/27/14 1 Reply Mike, Norwalk 10/27/14 Oops, to quick on the button. Sometimes. To speak dishonestly of others, so as to praise ourselves, is definitely a sign of illness. To call evil - evil or a lie - a lie, is that dishonestly praising ourselves? probably not. 1 Reply cal, lewisville, tx 10/27/14 So many believe that they can elevate themselves by lowering others around them. Reply jim k, austin tx 10/27/14 To speak ill of,say, Hitler , Stalin , Harry Reid or Hillary is in no way praising ourselves. 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 10/27/14 But jim k, when political parties refer to their opposition as Nazi's, they ignore the fascism they have embraced for the last 80 years. Sure we can condemn Stalin and Hitler for their acts of genocide, but we conveniently ignore US military hegemony in dozens of foreign countries -- the US has killed MILLIONS of brown people in the last 25 years, and the religious right begs for more (with little opposition from the left). The best reform is SELF-reform -- and it starts with being honest with oneself. Religious/political/cultural arrogance is the source of war around the world. It's called self-righteousness. Reply Ronw13, Yachats Or 10/27/14 Open rebuke is better than secret love. The quote stinks of neutrality by a psychologist. He was a socialist who termed people proletariat. Considering the coining of the word, I say no more. Reply Grover, Cadillac 10/31/14 Only to a point. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Will Durant quote is found in these categories: Integrity quotes Honesty quotes Hypocrisy quotes Ignorance quotes Speech quotes About Will Durant Bio of Will Durant Quotations by Will Durant Books by/about Will Durant Will Durant videos Will Durant on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Will Durant