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“No, I have no desire for riches. Honest poverty and a conscience, torpid through virtuous inaction, are more to me than corner lots and praise.”

Desire Poverty Honest Conscience Praise Prosperity Corners Riches Virtuous Inaction

Book:Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches

Source: Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches

“People fed on sugared praises cannot be expected to feel an appetite for the black broth of honest criticism.”

People Feels Black Honest Criticism Praise Expected Feds Appetite Honest Criticism

Book:Books and Men

Source: Books and Men

“Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other man's good points. Then forget flattery. Give honest, sincere appreciation. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise, and people will cherish your words and treasure them and repeat them over a lifetime - repeat them years after you have forgotten them.”

“It is more or less rude to scorn indiscriminately all kinds of praise; we ought to be proud of that which comes from honest men, who praise sincerely those things in us which are really commendable.”

Men Kind Honest Ought Proud Praise All Kinds Rude Be Proud Scorn Sincerely Honest Man Commendable

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“I love to read the dedications of old books written in monarchies for they invariably honor some (usually insignificant) knight or duke with fulsome words of sycophantic insincerity, praising him as the light of the universe (in hopes, no doubt, for a few ducats to support future work); this old practice makes me feel like such an honest and upright man, by comparison, when I put a positive spin, perhaps ever so slightly exaggerated, on a grant proposal.”

“I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies in my house in a spirit of hatred, exasperation and contempt. My praise to God for all his works was dishonest, the act of killing the fly was honest.”

Spirit House Felt Honest Duty Hatred Praise Killing Enthusiasm Contempt Fervent Exasperation Praises To God

Author:Mark Twain

“I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.”

Ifs Lasts Given My Own Poverty Virtue Honest Praise Wings Fortune Shakes Refuge

Author:Horace

“Reproach is usually honest, which is more than can be said of praise.”

Said Honest Praise Reproach

Author:Honore de Balzac

“Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation.”

Remember Support Honest Praise Appreciation Hungry Starving

Author:David Berg

“To enlighten people by reminding them the irrationality of their beliefs is an act more honest and more important than the act of praising and respecting people's beliefs!”

People Important Belief Honest Praise Enlightening Reminding Irrationality

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.”

Men Honest Praise Honest Man

Author:George Washington

“An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise that is not his due.”

Men Honest Praise Dues Poor Richard Honest Man

Book:Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Poor Richard's Almanack

“Also, when we did "Smallville," we didn't have an opportunity to interact with people who watched the show. And see what they had to say and listen to criticism and listen to praise at the same time. So a lot of this is a new experience and it's very interesting and rewarding for us. I think we get honest feedback. You get hate. You get a lot of love as well. And I'm actually very curious what people think of the show. For us, it's been a passion project of ours, and an incredibly challenging show to make.”

People Thinking Wells Shows Hate Passion Opportunity Challenges Interesting Honest Projects Criticism Praise Curious Hate You Feedback Very Interesting New Experiences Honest Feedback

Author:Miles Millar