Henry David Thoreau Quotes about Praise
I am not afraid of praise, for I have practiced it on myself.
Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.1810, Delphi Classics
Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.
Henry David Thoreau (1884). “Summer: From the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau”
We begin to praise when we begin to see a thing needs our assistance.
Henry David Thoreau, Odell Shepard (1961). “The Heart of Thoreau's Journals”, p.14, Courier Corporation