Don’t clap I’m not a jazz band for Christ’s sake.

Don’t clap I’m not a jazz band for Christ’s sake.

If thou couldst, doctor, cast
The water of my land, find her disease,
And purge it to read more

If thou couldst, doctor, cast
The water of my land, find her disease,
And purge it to a sound and pristine health,
I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud you again.

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling read more

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.

We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.