Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

When I asked my mother why crowds shouted my name and said 'We love you,' she would dust it off by saying, 'Your work makes them happy.' She never let it go to my head.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

People say to me, 'You're a genius; you're great.' I don't know if I'll ever feel that way about myself. Some things, I feel like, are better left for other people to say, and I'm just not into, like, tooting my own horn or bragging or anything.

It's always nice to hear nice things, but I don't suddenly go out and think I'm the best thing since sliced bread.

We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.

He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.

I don't sense that I am someone's hero, though I'm happy when people like my work. I've learned how to be gracious about it, but I try to let it go by. I've seen how, if people start taking on those accolades, it can ruin them completely.

At the conclusion of my argument I received very high compliments from the Chief Justice and later from other of the Judges. What they said I do not care to repeat.

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.

If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it.

You don't want to be flattered and become big-headed by getting awards. But, well, I am.

If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.

A wise person would never be eager to ask for acknowledgment of his or her contribution.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth

I respect you, I fear you not; and the less you speak of your own greatness, the more I will think of it.

I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.

We all want to be praised, right?

You don't want to be too proud, to get carried away, but if people give you praise, you don't want to throw it back.

If somebody gives you accolades, that's nice to hear but it's not the end-all, be-all for me.

It's obviously flattering when somebody likes something one is doing. But at the same time, I get embarrassed about it. It's the 'I'm not worthy syndrome.'

It is true that I receive a lot of praise and that is flattering. But I try not to let it affect me.

I have never been one to seek or want attention or admiration or a pat on the back for what I've done.