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

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

History is the story of events, with praise or blame.

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.

Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.

When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately praise the link to the outside world provided by your parents and family.

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.

The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.

Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.

I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.

Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.