Debt Quote by James Goldsmith

Praise is a debt we owe unto the virtue of others, and due unto our own from all whom malice hath not made mutes,…

— Thomas Browne

Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.

— Herman Melville

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

— Neil Finn

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

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.

— Samuel Johnson

Praise is great, but it's also an incentive.

— Joshua Kimmich

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 always pleasing, let it come from whom, or upon what account it will.

— Michel de Montaigne

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

— Joseph P. Farrell

We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

— William Penn

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

— T. B. Joshua