Approbation Quotes

43 Approbation quotes by unique 38 authors

To lose the approbation of my dog is a thing too horrible to contemplate. — Barbara Dana
It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would… — William Shakespeare
If, in my retirement to the humble station of a private citizen, I am accompanied with the esteem and approbation of my fellow citizens, trophies… — Thomas Jefferson
We must not in the course of public life expect immediate approbation and immediate grateful acknowledgment of our services. But let us persevere through abuse… — Benjamin Franklin
Attention and respect give pleasure, however late, or however useless. But they are not useless, when they are late, it is reasonable to rejoice, as… — Samuel Johnson
We cannot at once catch the applauses of the vulgar and expect the approbation of the wise. — Walter Savage Landor
The free system of government we have established is so congenial with reason, with common sense, and with a universal feeling, that it must produce… — James Madison
Indeed upon much that may have to say, I expect rather the charitable judgment than the full assent of those whose approbation I could most… — Asa Gray
Even when we are quite alone, how often do we think with pleasure or pain of what others think of us - of their imagined… — Charles Darwin
The approbation of others is a stimulus of which one must sometimes be wary. The feeling of one's own strength makes one modest. — Paul Cezanne
The student's ambition should be to become a painter's painter, rather than a popular painter. The approbation of fellow artists based on sympathy and understanding… — Walter J. Phillips
Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other man's good points. Then forget flattery. Give honest, sincere appreciation.… — Dale Carnegie
I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they… — Joan Collins
Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our… — Samuel Richardson
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for… — Leo Tolstoy
I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country. — George Washington
You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking and looking, and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused, and interested you, because I… — Jane Austen
A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and… — Edmund Burke
Felicity grimaced in agreement. â€œNo, you are perfectly correct. I did not realize how vital the approbation of oneâ€™s butler is in allowing for nocturnal… — Gail Carriger
You need not fear me, for I not only should think it wrong to marry a man that was deficient in sense or in principle,… — Anne Bronte

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