praise quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time."
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"Man is worthy of praise and blame solely in respect of such actions as it is within his power to do or abstain from."
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"Reprove a friend in secret but praise him before others."
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"Talent praise only reinforces the notion that success or failure rests on an inborn, unchangeable, static, and stagnant trait. Process praise applauds the effort and work - the action that's taken to get to the next step. You want to reinforce the idea that talent is unimportant, whereas effort is everything."
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