“ There is a sort of love whose very excessiveness prevents the lover's being jealous. Francois De La Rochefoucauld Author
“ Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation. Al-Ghazali Theologian
“ A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success. Alec Waugh Novelist
“ Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike. Ben Jonson Playwright