Popular applause veers with the wind. John Bright
He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another’s keeping. Oliver Goldsmith
A vain man can never be utterly ruthless: he wants to win applause and therefore he accommodates himself to others. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. Charles Caleb Colton
The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world, is the highest applause. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit. Hannah More
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself. Will Rogers