1. Praise, like gold and diamonds, is valuable only because it is rare. ——Samuel Johnson

2. For a noble person, it is the greatest bad thing for a noble person to be praised by inappropriate people in inappropriate places. - Jonson

3. If we are honest and work hard, we will be praised by others; however, getting our own praise is a hundred times more meaningful. ——Mark Twain

4. Refusal to praise comes from a desire to be praised twice. ——La Rochefoucauld

5. Praise can fascinate people, but it can also be enough to alienate them! It is like poisonous wine mixed with honey, prepared for those sentenced to death. ——Gorky

6. The praise people give to reason, beauty and courage increases them, improves them, and makes them make greater contributions than they could originally make on their own. ——La Rochefoucauld

7. Praising good things is good, but praising bad things is the behavior of a liar and a treacherous person. ——Democritus

8. Always praising people in a pleasing way is a good way to win people's favor. Remember, the things that people like others to praise are the things that they feel unsure about. ——Carnegie

9. People do not need to be admired by others: they are all the same and equal. What matters is what they do. ——Sartre

10. Don’t get into the habit of flattering others, it will make people lose their virtue. Ingratiators are the most despicable of human beings, except those who enjoy being ingratiated with others. ——Han Moore

11. We love to hear praise, but we don’t deserve it; if we want to deserve it, we must love praise and love others. ——Rogers

12. Even in the best, most friendly, and simplest relationships, flattery or praise is indispensable, just as anointing is indispensable to make the wheels turn slippery. Less. ——Leo Tolstoy

13. Praise is encouragement to the noble, but it is the goal to pursue for the mediocre. ——Cha Colton

14. Praise is a shrewd, secretive and clever form of flattery that satisfies both the people who give it and those who receive it in different ways. ——La Rochefoucauld

15. People who are good at self-criticism will always be trusted, but people who are good at putting gold on their faces will never be trusted.

——Montaigne

16. To explore the potential of women, praising the education method is the best solution, but you cannot praise blindly. There are also times when you must reprimand.——Hideo Sakurai