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“Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by”
Andre Maurois
“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
“Wonder is involuntary praise”
Edward Young
“A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.”
Jean Baudrillard
“Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes; Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise”
Robert Burns
“Praise the young and they will blossom”
Irish Proverb
“Blame is safer than praise”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What "multiculturalism" boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture”
Thomas Sowell
“Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.”
John Steinbeck
“Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.”
Satchel Paige
