"Praise is poison"

A dua I found about how we, as Muslims, should react when praised (or insulted, or when someone has the wrong perception about us)...

.اللهمَ اجْعَلْنِى خَيْرًا مِمَّا يَظُنُّونَ وَاغْفِرْ لِى مَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَلَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا يَقُولُون

Allahumma-ja’lni khayran mima yadhunoon wa-ghfir li ma la ya’lamoon wa la tu’akhidhni bi ma yaquloon.

"Oh Allah, do not call me to account for what they say & forgive me for what they have no knowledge of and make me better than they imagine"

[This supplication was not taught to us by the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), but it is one that his best friend, Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) would make after being praised (some narrations state that it was a duaa of Ali radi Allahu anhu).] 

This was the article that accompanied the dua: 

"For many Muslims involved in da'wah work or Islamic studies, one of the biggest struggles they face is praise and fame from their communities and peers. It is the nature of humans to praise what they see of people, but we are taught in our Deen that too much praise can harm a person.

Once, the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) heard a man praising another, and he responded to him, “May Allah 's Mercy be upon you! You have cut the neck of your friend.” [Bukhari]

My teacher used to say, “praise is poison”, because of how it can ruin a good intention into a corrupt one. When we are constantly praised, our weak souls begin to rely and covet this praise, so good deeds are then done solely to hear those words of praise. A person's nafs may rely so much on this praise that they begin seeking it for what they did not do."

http://muslimmatters.org/2011/04/26/the-supplication-series-being-praised/