#praise

He who praises everybody, praises nobody. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#nobody #praises #who

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

— Bobby Jones

#man #might #praise #robbing #well

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#damning #i #judge #opposition #partisan

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others. ↗

— Leo Rosten

#even #him #loved #makes #more

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#admired #being #fall #haven #little

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#gospels #i #i can #intelligence #one word

Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#authorities #beyond #common #common sense #convinced

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy. ↗

— Richard Steele

#pleasure #praise #praiseworthy #receiving

If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's great. You should be praised for having opened the debate and having asked the right questions. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#asked #debate #excited #get #great

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

#friends #openly #praise #privately #them