Air Quote by Roger Chamberlain

Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it.

— Ivan Panin

Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations.

— Richard Steele

It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise

— Latin Proverb

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

— Mark Twain

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

— Raashi Khanna

Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

— Herman Melville

Honor is the reward of virtue.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

COMMENDATION n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles but do not equal our own.

— Ambrose Bierce

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

— Roger Ebert

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

— Paul Dano

We don't honor just to get a reward; we honor because it is the heart of God, and it is our delight.

— John Bevere