Another Aphorism

And why not? Picked from my book at random again, I swear.

Praises of the unworthy are felt by ardent minds as robberies of the deserving.
-- Coleridge

Thing is, though, that the lack of context here doesn't make clear whether Coleridge thinks it a good or bad thing to have (or be) an ardent mind.

That said, how about that Barry Bonds, hunh?