A Quote by William Arthur Ward

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.

William Arthur Ward

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Admire Blessed Envy Flatter Follow Imitate Lead Learned Manipulate Praise

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William Arthur Ward
American - Writer
1921 - 1994

What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.

William Cowper

Never imitate the eccentricities of genius, but toil after it in its truer flights. They are not so easy to follow, but they lead to higher regions.

Charles Dickens

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.

John Gay

One of the commonest causes of failure in Christian life is found in the attempt to follow some good man whom we greatly admire. No man and no woman, no matter how good, can be safely followed. If we follow any man or woman, we are bound to go astray. There has been but one absolutely perfect Man on this earth-the Man Christ Jesus. If we try to follow any other man we are surer to imitate his faults than his excellencies. Look to Jesus and Jesus only as your Guide.

R. A. Torrey

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

Jean Paul

And what the people but a herd confus'd, A miscellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar, and, well weigh'd, scarce worth the praise? They praise, and they admire, they know not what; And know not whom, but as one leads the other; And what delight to be by such extoll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk, Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise?

John Milton

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.

Jean Paul

Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise...Blessed are those whose strength is in you...blessed is the one who trusts in you!

David

Whomsoever you follow, howsoever great, see to it that you follow the spirit of the master and not imitate him mechanically.

Mahatma Gandhi

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

Jean Paul

So if I were talking to a young writer, I would recommend the cultivation of extreme indifference to both praise and blame because praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.

John Berryman

Beware of feedback from friends whose judgments could be tainted by feelings of envy or the need to flatter.

Curtis Jackson

In particular, it is absurd to hope to banish envy of other people's possessions or fortunes, if only because the spirit of envy can lead to emulation and ambition and have positive consequences.

Christopher Hitchens

Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.