Quotes about Praise

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There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. — Roger Ascham
History is the story of events, with praise or blame. — Cotton Mather
Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. — John Steinbeck
Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise. — Dante Alighieri
I praise loudly. I blame softly. — Catherine the Great
The sweetest of all sounds is praise. — Xenophon
Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise. — Rutherford B. Hayes