The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a But. – Henry Ward Beecher Category: Praise
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. – Bible Category: Praise
When Im talking to a large audience, I imagine that Im talking to a single person. – Red Barber Category: Praise
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. – Aristotle Category: best
Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome. – George Santayana Category: Inferiority