“M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but chiefly from a craving after knowledge, which I notice resides in me more than in most other men.”
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
“When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to look at the work I had thought slightly of, and that day I made nothing new.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I have nothing but praise for these young ladies -- their work ethic, how they competed as a team, and represented the school. 19-3 is the best record I've ever had.”
Bruce Thomas
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
Oprah Winfrey
“The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working.”
Albert Einstein
“So long as you are praised think only that you are not yet on your own path but on that of another.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.”
Oscar Wilde
