Believe Quote by Jean Rostand

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We wish to attract praise to ourselves even as we seem to be praising others

— François De La Rochefoucauld

We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we…

— Jean Rostand

We praise people when goes beyond but hate while with us.

— Suman Aakrosh

Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of the speaker. It has…

— Tryon Edwards

We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?

— Jean Rostand

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

Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only…

— Dale Carnegie

Usually we praise only to be praised.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let others applaud…

— Pope Clement I

Praise, or gratitude, is love or faith in action.

— Robert Scheid

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

— Raashi Khanna