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Letter "P" » Praise
«Tiger is the best athlete that this level of golf has seen. He's lean, he's strong, his swing is marvelous.»
«When considering praise or criticism first consider the source.»
«The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.»
«To withhold deserved praise lest it should make its object conceited is as dishonest as to withhold payment of a just debt lest your creditor should spend the money badly.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
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Praise
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conceited, creditor, deserved, payment, withhold
«Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who is indifferent about all»
«We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory»
«We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess»
«True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.»
«Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.»
«Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.»
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