Boon Quote by Herman Melville

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 great, but it's also an incentive.

— Joshua Kimmich

If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.

— Norm MacDonald

Praise in the beginning is agreeable enough; and we receive it as a favor; but when it comes in great quantities, we regard it…

— James Goldsmith

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

— Raashi Khanna

Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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

— Phyllis McGinley

It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.

— Boonaa Mohammed

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

It is praiseworthy when you give not only to your power but beyond your power.

— T. B. Joshua

Praise will come to those whose kindness leaves you without debt.

— Neil Finn