"Man's first care should be to avoid the……" — Joseph Addison

"Man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, and next to escape the censures of the world. If the last interfere with the first it should be entirely neglected. But if not, there cannot be a greater satisfaction to an honest mind than to see its own approbation seconded by the applause of the public."

— Joseph Addison

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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. — Edmund Burke
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Applause is a receipt, not a bill. — Dale Carnegie
Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both… — Ted Allen
To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. — Franz Grillparzer
As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst… — Edward Gibbon
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence. — Samuel Johnson
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Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause. — Sydney J. Harris
My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it — Robert Montgomery

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