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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.
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 applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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?
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.
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.
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 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.