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Be silent and safe — silence never betrays you;
Be true to your word and your work and your friend;
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,
Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end.

John Boyle O'Reilly

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The trouble with most of us is that we'd 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

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In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

Leo Tolstoy

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Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.

E.M. Forster

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And if I please you so, my lover,
Remember praise is comely.

Countee Cullen

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I do not know whether anyone has ever succeeded in not enjoying praise. And, if he enjoys it, he naturally wants to receive it. And if he wants to receive it, he cannot help but being distraught at losing it. Those who are in love with applause have their spirits starved not only when they are blamed off-hand, but even when they fail to be constantly praised.

John Chrysostom

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He had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed.

{Edison's opinion of the great Robert Ingersoll}

Thomas A. Edison

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We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.

H.A. Ironside

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