For if there is anything to one's praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it, and if it is abuse - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned good-natured friend or another!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't know that praise is always a good thing.
Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.
Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.
Usually we praise only to be praised.
I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.
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.
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.
It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.
People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly.