Some praise me because I am a colored girl, and I don't want that kind of praise. I had rather you would point out my defects, for that will teach me something.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We love to receive praise, but usually we're not certain what message, precisely, we should take from it. On the other hand, when someone points out our flaws, we realize immediately that something needs to change.
The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing.
One should use praise to recognize what one is not.
I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.
Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.
Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!
Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.
I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.
I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.
It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.