Pastoral Resources

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers.

Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.

Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.

Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough.

Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.