Praise Quotes

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A man that does not love praise is not a full man. — Henry Ward Beecher
If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches… — Joseph Addison
Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend. — Simon Cowell
Praise to the undeserving is severe satire. — Benjamin Franklin
We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them. — Oscar Wilde
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in reality he feels… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Some praise at morning what they blame at night, but always think the last opinion right. — Alexander Pope
Philosophers are as jealous as woman; each wants a monopoly of praise. — George Santayana
Persons of delicate taste endure stupid criticism better than they do stupid praise. — Philibert Joseph Roux
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise. — Moliere
If we refuse our homage to statues and frigid images, the very counterpart of their dead originals, with which hawks, and mice, and spiders are… — Tertullian
Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears. — Rudyard Kipling
Self praise is no praise at all. — Lord Byron
Security, for me, took a tumble not when I read that there were Communists in Hollywood but when I read your editorial in praise of… — Elwyn Brooks White
He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being… — George Madison Adams
When you are praising, when you are appreciating, when you are acknowledging value, when you are looking for positive aspects, when you are laughing, when… — Esther Hicks
Lennox Lewis, I'm coming for you man. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want… — Mike Tyson
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say… — Dale Carnegie
Words, vows, gifts, tears, and love's full sacrifice, He offers in another's enterprise; But more in Troilus thousand-fold I see Than in the glass of… — William Shakespeare

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