We think of ourselves as our titles or our jobs or our position in a family. We depend on being praised by others. But something happens when that praise is undermined.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.
When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.
I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts.
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.
Usually we praise only to be praised.
The nature of how we are as human beings is that we're much more interested in being critical rather than praising something.
Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.