622 Quotes About Praise

The humblest praise most, while cranks & malcontents praise least. Praise almost seems to be inner health made audible

It is the custom when praising a Russian writer to do so at the expense of all other Russian writers.

Praise in public; criticize in private.

We cannot at once catch the applauses of the vulgar and expect the approbation of the wise.

The English certainly and fiercely pride themselves in never praising themselves.

Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves.

The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.

Those they praise, but they read the others.

Praise must be learned in private before it is exhibited in public.