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Praise

«A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one»
Author: Emily Post | About: Praise | Keywords: merest, purse
«Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Beauty, Praise | Keywords: asks, derives, praise
«Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.»
Author: Sydney Smith (Clergyman, Essayist, Wit) | About: Duty, Praise | Keywords: Duties of, not due, praising
«Congratulations is the civility of envy.»
«A garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair»
Author: Bible | About: Praise | Keywords: garment
«An honest man is hurt by praise unjustly bestowed»
Author: French Proverb | About: Praise | Keywords: bestowed, bestowing, unjustly
«A lucky model who's been given a lot of opportunities I just wish she [Cameron Diaz] would have done more with.»
Author: Jennifer Lopez (Actress, Model, Singer) | About: Luck, Praise | Keywords: Cameron, Cameron Diaz, Diaz
«Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly»
«Blame is safer than praise»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson (Essayist, Lecturer, Poet) | About: Praise, Safety | Keywords: safer
«Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful»