False praise is worse than no praise.
Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.
The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.
If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.
I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.'
Uncle Remus, who said to Uncle Ben, You're a credit to your rice. Never got a dinner!
Wounded pride can take a rich young man far who is surrounded by flatterers since birth.
Constant, indiscriminate approval devalues because it is so predictable.
Praising people behind their back is monstrously unfair, because the one thing you can't defend yourself against is the good that people say about you.
We're raising a generation of kids who are being overly praised for incredibly minor accomplishments. I think it's counter-productive.
I get a lot of credit I don't deserve.
It is an honor that I have neither earned nor deserved
I am merely an amateur; being referred as a lyricist is a far fetched dream for me, and I feel I don't entirely deserve it yet.
The false pride of perennial celebration, of wearing flag lapel pins while betraying the values that the flag stands for, is like the self-esteem curriculum for toddlers, where everything is praised and no achievement ultimately has meaning.
