“Nothing but disaster follows from applause.”

“Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish so much. In ANY relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.”

“If you follow love, you can't go wrong, even if it leads to disaster. Trust it." Raphael to Lucifer”

“Rules are a useful guideline and generally should be heeded, but blindly following them eventually and inevitably leads to disaster.”

“The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping.”

“There was a burst of applause when George Washington entered and walked to the dais. More applause followed on the appearance of Thomas Jefferson, who had been inaugurated Vice President upstairs in the Senate earlier that morning, and "like marks of approbation" greeted John Adams, who on his entrance in the wake of the two tall Virginians seemed shorter and more bulky even than usual.”