Praise Quotes · Page 32

We are not saved from sin and changed into righteousness for the sake of pride but for the sake of praise.

— John Piper

Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves.

— Hannah More

“people would worry much less about what others thought of them if they realized how seldom they did so.”

— L.S. Hilton

“Pastor Brad had taught her that the best remedy for feeling down was to praise the Lord.”

— Sharon Gillenwater

“Praise God from whom all blessings flow, including good-natured men.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Self-affirmbuild yourself up with honest and genuine praise.

— Lorii Myers

Correcting others should not be done in a way that gives the impression that we do not have any weaknesses of our…

— Mufti Ismail Menk

All I can say is I've been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, 'You're very…

— Marianne Faithfull

“[Josiah P. Mendum memorial at Paine Hall] [He turned] the strait-laced Boston of sixty years ago [into] the enlightened Hub of today,…

— Josiah P. Mendum

If Jesus heals instantly, praise Him. If Jesus heals gradually, trust Him. When Jesus heals ultimately, you will understand.

— Max Lucado

It's dangerous to judge the quality of our relationships based on an edited version of what others choose to present to us.

— Anonymous

The Song of Love, the Song of Hate, the Songs of Praise and of Thanksgiving; I've learned them all, but there remains…

— Ridgely Torrence

My Sin City heroes are knights in dirty, blood-caked armor. They bring justice to a world that gives them no medals, no…

— Frank Miller

You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if…

— Martial

Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising.

— Bruce Lee

Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being…

— Aldous Huxley

Marx is thought of as an implacable foe of capitalism. But go back and read the first section of the Communist Manifesto.…

— Allen W. Wood

When we shout at the oak tree, the oak tree is not offended. When we praise the oak tree, it doesn't raise…

— Nhat Hanh

Prayer Declaration I will trust in the covering of Your wings, and in the shadow of Your wings I will trust. Be…

— John Eckhardt

Holy Spirit, the life that gives life: You are the cause of all movement. You are the breath of all creatures. You…

— Hildegard of Bingen

I write in praise of the solitary act: of not feeling a trespassing tongue forced into one's mouth, one's breath smothered, nipples…

— Fleur Adcock

God, help me to focus on Truth instead of the trial. Help me to give thanks instead of giving into fear. Help…

— Whitney Daugherty

I sail with you on the ocean of my dreams to a far away distant Place of great beauty and tranquility. where…

— Rumi

I personally found Donald Trump's praise for Vladimir Putin troubling or even chilling, frankly. In a room full of military veterans, to…

— Philip Gordon

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us.

— Charles Spurgeon

The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

— Cato the Elder

An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise that is not his due.

— Benjamin Franklin

The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.

— Henry Fielding

Though strength be wanting, the will to action Merits praise.

— Ovid

“In seeking him they find him, and in finding they will praise him.”

— Augustine of Hippo

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.

— Pietro Aretino

Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!

— Baron de Montesquieu

We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe.

— Jean Rostand

I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her…

— Tammara Webber

Some judge of authors' names, not works, and then Nor praise nor blame the writings, but the men.

— Alexander Pope

I'd rather be labeled fake for being real then being praised as real and being fake.

— Anonymous

We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us.

— A. N. Wilson

Tiger is the best athlete that this level of golf has seen. He's lean, he's strong, his swing is marvelous.

— Buddy Marucci

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. (Rom. 15:7 NIV)”

— Scotty Smith

Compliments and praise, for their part, are tragic expressions of fulfilled needs

— Marshall B. Rosenberg