“Applause is a receipt, not a bill.”

“Riches and Art are spurious receipts for the production of Happiness and Beauty.”

“O words are poor receipts for what time hath stole away”

“Applause is the beginning of abuse”

“The immaterial pictorial sensitivity zones of Yves KLEIN, the Monochrome, are relinquished against a certain weight of fine gold. Seven series of these pictural immaterial zones all numbered exist already; for each zone relinquished a receipt is given. This receipt indicates the exact weight of pure gold which is the material value correspond to the immaterial acquired. The zones are transferable by their owner. (See rules on each receipt.)”

“Ladies and gentlemen, I resent this applause.”

“So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”

“The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.”

“He was as sentimental as Hitler about applause and crowds.”

“…glad applause and the heaven-flung shout of the populace.”
Laetifici plausus missusque ad sidera vulgi clamor.