Honouring itself the clay rears up To praise its pottering purposes, But, oh, much sorrow shall it sup Before fulfilment is.

  • -- George Barker 乔治·巴克

陶土自重,挺起腰板来赞美它陶制的目的,但是,啊,在成就之前,它将饱尝多少悲哀。

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You are always working on your worst book and your best book at the same time. The praise does not make you write better, and it shouldn't make you write worse, either.

你总是同时在写你最差的书和最好的书。赞美不会让你写得更好,也不应该让你写得更差。

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.

没有什么比真诚、准确的赞美更有效,也没有什么比千篇一律的赞美更没有说服力。