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. . . APPLAUSE see also: "ADMIRATION" see also: "FAME" see also: "FLATTERY" see also: "GLORY" see also: "POPULARITY" see also: "REPUTATION" see also: "SUCCESS" see "KINDNESS" for other related links Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows vain persons than virtuous ones. --Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher and essayist Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause; He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws. --Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) English scholar-explorer and Orientalist, The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi. or. “Lay of the Higher Law” [1880] - When the million applaud you, seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; when they censure you, what good! --C.C. Colton (1780-1832) English clergyman and writer, _Lacon: or, Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those Who Think_ 1.424 [1823] Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. --C.C. Colton (1780-1832) English clergyman and writer, _Lacon: or, Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those Who Think_ [1823] - ^ At a meeting of a Parisian literary society Franklin found himself a bit at sea as flowery compliments in French were exchanged. He decided it would be safest to clap only when he saw a lady of his acquaintance applauding. After the gathering was over, Franklin's little grandson said, 'But, Grandpapa, you always applauded, and louder than anyone else, when they praised you.' --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.] {Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American politician, inventor, and scientist} ^ In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people. --Judy Garland [Frances Gumm] (1922-1969) American motion-picture singer and actress, in Barbara Rowes _The Book of Quotes_ [1979] When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. --Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974) American film producer It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing. --David Hume (1711-1776) Scottish philosopher - The applause of a single human being is of great consequence. --Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English poet, critic and lexicographer Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep. --Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English poet, critic, and lexicographer _The Rambler_ (English twice-weekly journal 1750-1752), #189 He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public; he that hisses in malice or sport, is an oppressor and a robber. --Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English poet, critic, and lexicographer - The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established. --François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French educator and social reformer A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit. --Hannah More (1745-1833) English religious writer On applause: They named it Ovation from the Latin "ovis," a sheep. --Plutarch (A.D. 46?-119?) Greek philosopher and biographer, _Parallel Lives_, Dryden edition [1693] That thirst [for applause] if the last infirmity of noble minds, is also the first infirmity of weak ones. --John Ruskin (1819-1900) English art and social critic, _Sesame and Lilies_ [1865], Lecture 2 The small hall echoed with stormy applause, rising to an ovation! ... However, who would dare to be the *first* to stop? ... After eleven minutes the director of the paper factory assumed a business-like expression and sat down in his seat ... That same night the factory director was arrested [and] his interrogator reminded him: 'Don't ever be the first to stop applauding!' --Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918- ) Russian novelist, _The Gulag Archipelago_ [1999 edn.] pp.27-28. Nothing is more difficult than to bear the applause of fools, and I would willingly be hissed if I could only reward the _Bravi_ of an ignoramus by boxing his ears. --Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer and opera director, _Literary Works_ Neither human applause nor human censure is to be taken as the test of truth; but either should set us upon testing ourselves. --Richard Whately (1787-1863) English philosopher and theologian ----- plaudit PLAW-dit, noun: 1. A round or demonstration of applause. 2. Enthusiastic approval; an expression of praise.  ;void(0)) APPLES . . . see "FOOD & DRINK" for related links ^^ Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) American critic and humorist: At a Halloween party she saw a group of people standing around a tub of water and asked what they were doing. When she was told they were ducking for apples, she noted sadly, "There, but for a typographical error, is the story of my life." --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard ^^ . . see: "ADMIRATION" see: "GRATITUDE" see: "TASTE" see "KINDNESS" for other related links Carve not upon a stone when I am dead, The praises which remorseful mourners give; To women's graves--a tardy recompense, But speak them while I live. --Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911) American poet, "Till Death" Men should allow others' excellences, to preserve a modest opinion of their own. --Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) English classical scholar, theologian, and mathematician who was a teacher of Isaac Newton. If with pleasure you are viewing, Any work a man is doing, If you like him or love him, tell him now. Do not wait till life is over, And he's underneath the clover, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead. --Berton Braley (1882-1966) American poet, "Do It Now" Appreciate me now, and avoid the rush. --Ashleigh Brilliant (1933- ) British-born American writer and artist Thank you for nothing. --Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish novelist, _Don Quixote de la Mancha_ [1605-1615] Pt. 1 [1605], bk. 3, ch. 1, p. 94; tr. [1700-1703] Peter Anthony Motteux. Page numbers are those of the Modern Library Giant edition. The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. --George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans] (1819-1880) English novelist We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand; and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist, and playwright, _Faust_ [1806] Our companions please us less from the charms we find in their conversation than from those they find in ours. --Fulke Greville (1554-1628) English philosophical poet The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it. --Edgar Watson Howe (1853-1937) American journalist and author, _Ventures in Common Sense_ [1919] I know, indeed, of nothing more subtly satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does not come with money, nor does it flow from fine physical state. It cannot be brought. But it is the keenest joy, after all; and the toiler's truest and best reward. --William Dean Howells (1837-1920) American novelist and critic The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. --William James (1842-1910) American philosopher It is with certain good qualities as with the senses; those who are entirely deprived of them can neither appreciate nor comprehend them. --François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French educator and social reformer Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated. --Robert S. McNamara (1916- ) American Democratic politician It is a matter of the simplest demonstration, that no man can be really appreciated but by his equal or superior. --John Ruskin (1819-1900) English art and social critic People generally do not appreciate what they do not suffer for. A thing is held to be cheap if it did not cost dearly. Honor is lightly worn if it was easily attained. Inherited liberty is too often carelessly used until it is repossessed through sacrifices. --Fred Robert Tiffany, D.D. Only he who has seen better days and lives to see better days again knows their full value. --Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American humorist, novelist, journalist, and river pilot If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. That is the principal difference between a dog and a man. --Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American humorist, novelist, journalist, and river pilot _Pudd'nhead Wilson_ [1894] "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" Ch. 16 Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed, Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold; How blessings brighten as they take their flight. --Edward Young (1683-1765) English poet, "Night Thoughts" [1742-1745] II, l. 589 . . apposite (adjective) ['æ-pê-zit] Strikingly appropriate, applicable, or fitting; well put apropos (adj.) [æ-prê-'po] Very appropriate at a particular moment or in a particular situation. as preposition: In regard to, speaking of, concerning. germane (adj.) [jêr-'meyn] Closely related: relevant, pertinent, apposite. ;void(0)) APPROVAL . . see: "ACCEPTANCE" see: "AGREEMENT" see "KINDNESS" for other related links The men the American people admire most extrvagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth. --H.L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (1880-1956) American journalist and literary critic - (Verse 1) At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have found it best, Instead of getting 'em off my chest, To let 'em rest Unexpressed. I hate parading My serenading, As I'll probably miss a bar, But if this ditty Is not so pretty, At least it'll tell you How great you are. (Chorus 1) You're the top! You're the Colosseum. You're the top! You're the Louvre Museum. You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss, You're a Bendel bonnet, A Shakespeare sonnet, You're Mickey Mouse. You're the Nile, You're the Tow'r of Pisa, You're the smile On the Mona Lisa. I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop, But if, baby, I'm the bottom You're the top! "You're The Top" [1934 song] Words and music by Cole Porter (1892-1964) American songwriter - Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. --Tao-te Ching (Chinese: Classic of the Way of Power) Classic of Chinese philosophical literature. The name was first used during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) and had been previously called Lao-tzu. --- approbation ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn, noun: 1. The act of approving; formal or official approval. 2. Praise; commendation. imprimatur im-prih-MAH-tur; -MAY-, noun: 1. Official license or approval to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; especially, such a license issued by the Roman Catholic episcopal authority. 2. Approval; sanction. 3. A mark of approval or distinction. plaudit PLAW-dit, noun: 1. A round or demonstration of applause. 2. Enthusiastic approval; an expression of praise. ;void(0)) APRIL . . see "TIME" for related links see also: "NATURE" April Fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly. --Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) American writer, _The Devil's Dictionary_ Oh, to be in England Now that April's there ... In England - now! --Robert Browning (1812-1889) English poet, "Home-Thoughts, from Abroad" [1845] Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May, So if it's raining, have no regrets, Because it isn't raining rain you know, It's raining violets. --B.G. DeSylva (1895-1950) American songwriter, "April Showers" in the 1921 musical _Bomba_ And not a girl goes walking Along the Cotswold lanes But knows men's eyes in April Are quicker than their brains. --John Drinkwater (1882-1937) English poet and dramatist, "Cotswold Love" April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. --T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) Anglo-American poet, critic, and dramatist, opening lines "The Waste Land" [1922] The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You're one month on in the middle of May, But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, A wind comes off a frozen peak, And you're two months back in the middle of March. --Robert Frost (1874-1963) American poet, "Two Tramps in Mud Time" Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever. --Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily. I know what I know. The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus. The smell of the earth is good. It is apparent that there is no death. But what does that signify? Not only under ground are the brains of men Eaten by maggots. Life in itself Is nothing, An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs. It is not enough that yearly, down this hill, April Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. --Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet ^ Santayana, George (1863-1952) Spanish-born philosopher and poet. When Santayana came into a sizable legacy, he was able to relinquish his post on the Harvard faculty. The classroom was packed for his final appearance, and Santayana did himself proud. He was about to conclude his remarks when he caught sight of a forythia beginning to blossom in a patch of muddy snow outside the window. He stopped abruptly, picked up his hat, gloves, and walking stick, and made for the door. "Gentlemen,' he said softly, 'I shall not be able to finish that sentence. I have just discoved I have an appointment with Spring.' --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard ^ No, no, Orlando; men are April when they woo, December when they wed: --William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist, _As You Like It_ [1599], Act IV, scene I Sweet April showers Do spring May flowers. --Thomas Tusser (c.1524-1580) English agricultural writer and poet, _A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry_ [1557] "April's Husbandry" When April pours the colors of a shell Upon the hills, and every little creek Is shot with silver from the Chesapeake In shoals new-minted by the ocean swell, When strawberries go begging, and the sleek Blue plums lie open to the blackbird's beak, We shall live well -- we shall live very well. --Elinor Wylie (1885-1928) American poet and novelist, "Wild Peaches" end page | ABILITY - ABUSE | ACADEMY AWARDS - ACCUSTOMED | ACHIEVEMENT - ACTING | ACTIONS | ACTORS | ACTUARIES - ADVERSARIES | ADVERSITY - ADVERTISING | ADVICE | AFFAIRS - AFGHANISTAN | AGE | AGNOSTICS & AGREEMENT | AIR FORCE - AIRPLANES | ALCOHOL | ALIBI - AMBITION | AMERICA | AMERICANS | AMERICAN INDIANS | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | AMUSEMENT - ANCESTORS | ANGER | ANIMAL RIGHTS & ANIMALS | ANIMOSITIES - APATHY | APOLOGY & APPEARANCE | APPEASEMENT | APPLAUSE - APPRECIATION | ARCHAEOLOGISTS - ARCHITECTURE | ARGUMENT | ARISTOCRACY - ARMY | ARROGANCE & ART | ASHAMED - ASTROLOGY | ATHEISM | ATOM BOMB - ATTRACTION | AUSTRALIA | AUTHORITY & AUTOMOBILES | AUTHORS & AUTOBIOGRAPHY | AUTUMN - AVIATION | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | | Return Home | The Credits | The Cast | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | The End | The Reviews | |
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