“Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.”
“Why level downward to our dullest perception always, and praise that as common sense? The commonest sense is the sense of men asleep, which they express by snoring.”
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.”
“The crow flew closer, as if to hear its praises.”
“Conceited people never hear anything but praise.”
“Vain men never hear anything but praise.”