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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.

I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.

I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.