Those whose approval you seek most give you the least. -
Maurice Chevalier
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. (The Devil's Dictionary) -
Ambrose Bierce
People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most. -
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful. -
Horace [Quintus Horacius Flaccus]
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. -
Henry V. Miller
Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may become injurious for the individual and for the community. -
Albert Einstein
Lean too much on the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns. -
Tehyi Hsieh
All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world. -
Benjamin Franklin
