# Do Not Praise Mediocre Things It is an insult to good, beauty and truth. You might do that to avoid hurting others' feelings. But it spoils them. It makes them stay mediocre. It is the opposite of actually helping them. In addition, that mediocrity is not their essence. If you think criticising it would hurt them, that's an actual insult to them. You should not identify them with mediocrity. Similarily if you failed, that's just because your method was not good. It is not related to yourself. Just praise goodness and criticise badness.