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People blame themselves for the purpose of being praised. (Catherine the Great )
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse. (Catherine the Great )
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. (Catherine the Great )
The best way to get praise is to die. (Catherine the Great )
I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good. (Catherine the Great )
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far. (Catherine the Great )
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism. (Catherine the Great )
It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy. (Catherine the Great )
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised. (Catherine the Great )
Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due. (Catherine the Great )
Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations. (Catherine the Great )
I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception. (Catherine the Great )
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly. (Catherine the Great )
Their silence is praise enough. (Catherine the Great )
If you must strike a man from behind, slap hi on the back. (Catherine the Great )
When life seems just a dreary grind; and things seem fated to annoy; say something nice to someone else and watch the world light up with joy. (Catherine the Great )
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them. (Catherine the Great )
A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success. (Catherine the Great )
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. (Catherine the Great )
I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher. (Catherine the Great )
I praise loudly. I blame softly. (Catherine the Great )
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