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Edward Bulwer-Lytton: How a little praise warms out of a man the good that is in him, as the sneer of…

How a little praise warms out of a man the good that is in him, as the sneer of contempt which he feels is unjust chills the ardor to excel.

In today’s wordsHow a little praise draws out the good in a person, just as an unjust sneer chills the drive to excel.

Edward Bulwer-LyttonCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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