#praise

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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Nobody gets praised for the right reasons. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#praise #right #inspirational

What praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant? ↗

— Jane Austen

#pride-and-prejudice #servant #intelligence

Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. ↗

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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What can I say about life? Do I praise it for letting you live, or damn it for allowing the rest? ↗

— Janet Fitch

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Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

#blame #freeze #heart #much #out

To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with observance the price of your treat, You must eat what is praised, and must praise what you eat. ↗

— George Crabbe

#admit #all things #eat #friend #house

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. ↗

— Russell Crowe

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