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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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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.

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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.

by Dylan Moran Found in: Applause Quotes,
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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.

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Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for read more

Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.

by Alfred Jarry Found in: Applause Quotes,
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O Popular Applause! what heart of man
Is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?

O Popular Applause! what heart of man
Is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?

by William Cowper Found in: Applause Quotes,
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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Applause Quotes,
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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.

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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 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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Applause Quotes,
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