All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.
He enjoys much who is thankful for little.
My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.
Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.
A great man is always willing to be little.
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.
To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted.
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