There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
Roger Ascham
There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
Mary Kay Ash
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.
Albert Barnes
The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.
James M. Barrie
In every age and every man there is something to praise as well as to blame.
James Beattie
Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.
Ezra Taft Benson
Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.
Chuck Berry
One should use praise to recognize what one is not.
Elias Canetti
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates... →
Luc de Clapiers