Civility Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Praise is the mode of love which always has some element of joy in it.

— Anonymous

Praise is the reflection of virtue.

— Francis Bacon

But the most obvious fact about praise — whether of God or anything — strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of…

— C. S. Lewis

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.

— Phyllis McGinley

For if there is anything to one's praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it, and if it is abuse - why…

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Praise is good. Some people over-praise, though. Genuine appreciation is rare to come by.

— Raashi Khanna

Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.

— Joseph P. Farrell

Praise never gives us much pleasure unless it concur with our own opinion, and extol us for those qualities in which we chiefly excel.

— David Hume

The only time people do not like praise is when too much of it is going toward someone else.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Pleasure isn't only in getting praised, its even more in praising others.

— Senoraroy

We are not fond of praising, and never praise any one except from interested motives. Praise is a clever, concealed, and delicate flattery, which…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Praise is something when a person tells you about yourself that you have suspected all along.

— Vikrant Parsai