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    With these shreds
    They vented their complainings, which being answered
    And a petition granted them, a strange one,
    To break the heart of generosity,
    And make bold power look pale, they threw their caps
    As they would hang them on the horns o' th' moon,
    Shouting their emulation.

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

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

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Fare ye well, and give us your applause.
[Lat., Vos valete et plaudite.]

Fare ye well, and give us your applause.
[Lat., Vos valete et plaudite.]

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As they marched, the crowds lining the route broke into applause, a sweet and deeply felt spontaneous pattering that was read more

As they marched, the crowds lining the route broke into applause, a sweet and deeply felt spontaneous pattering that was a sort of communal embrace. Welcome home.

by Lance Morrow Found in: Applause Quotes,
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In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather read more

In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.

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Like Cato, give his little senate laws,
And sit attentive to his own applause.

Like Cato, give his little senate laws,
And sit attentive to his own applause.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Applause Quotes,
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Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Applause Quotes,
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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.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Applause Quotes,
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We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.

We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Applause Quotes,
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The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life read more

The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.

by Gustav Mahler Found in: Applause Quotes,
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