Praise

Praise

Praise is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment. Praise is often contrasted with criticism, where the latter is held to mean exclusively negative statements made about something, although this is not technically correct (see also Blame).

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Famous quotes containing the word praise:

    “Fondly we think we honour merit then,
    When we but praise ourselves in other men.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “The worthiness of praise distains his worth
    If that the praised himself bring the praise forth.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.”
    —Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)