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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.
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.
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.
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
I'll privily away; I love the people,
But do not like to stage me to their eyes;
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I'll privily away; I love the people,
But do not like to stage me to their eyes;
Though it do well, I do not relish well
Their loud applause and aves vehement,
Nor do I think the man of safe discretion
That does not affect it.
Applause is a receipt, not a bill.
Applause is a receipt, not a bill.
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.
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.
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.