Grateful Quote by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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

— Raashi Khanna

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

— Phyllis McGinley

I don't know that praise is always a good thing.

— Paul Dano

Praise from the praise-worthy is beyond all rewards.

— Anonymous

Usually we praise only to be praised.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Anonymous

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 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, or gratitude, is love or faith in action.

— Robert Scheid

Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent ways. The…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Praise is so powerful that it opens the eyes of people who don't want to see.

— Carl Lentz