Praise Quotes · Page 40

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions.

— Ian Percy

“A woman, desires to hear nice words from a man who can praise her beauty.”

— Oscar Auliq-Ice

Had I succeeded well, I had been reckoned amongst the wise; our minds are so disposed to judge from the event.

— Euripides

President Obama deserves our unalloyed praise for hastening Osama bin Laden's demise.

— Alexandra Petri

We shall be judged by what we do, not by how we felt while we were doing it.

— Kenneth Tynan

We found that process praise predicted the child's mindset and desire for challenge five years later.

— Carol S. Dweck

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

— Socrates

A "classic" is a book that everybody praises but nobody has read

— Mark Twain

We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let…

— Pope Clement I

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. If you reject it you are unhappy, if you accept it you…

— Walter Savage Landor

Worship is basically adoration, and we adore only what delights us. There is no such thing as sad adoration or unhappy praise.

— John Piper

Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things…

— Saint Ignatius

Learn to give more credit, more praise, more love. And see how good that makes you feel. The more you give, the…

— Prakah Iyer

From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue.

— Isaac Watts

We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in…

— Louis XVI of France

We think of ourselves as our titles or our jobs or our position in a family. We depend on being praised by…

— Sharon Salzberg

A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content themselves…

— Samuel Johnson

“As the Scripture exhorts us: Bless the Lord at ALL times! Allow Praise to continually come forth from your mouth! Praise in…

— Theresa Wolmart

How was it that, even in the common tasks of an ordinary life, Jesus drew the praise of heaven? At the core…

— Francis Frangipane

Doth not all nature around me praise God? If I were silent, I should be an exception to the universe. Doth not…

— Charles Spurgeon

The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people…

— Tavi Gevinson

Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently…

— Ignatius of Antioch

Her form, though not so correct as her sister's, in having the advantage of height, was more striking; and her face was…

— Jane Austen

How can we turn our knowledge about God into knowledge of God? The rule for doing this is simple but demanding. It…

— Anonymous

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There's no praise for scoring a fight right, just criticism for one you get wrong.

— Callum Smith

Praise is so powerful that it opens the eyes of people who don't want to see.

— Carl Lentz

Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.

— Herman Melville

There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it.

— Ivan Panin

“Oh, Father, praise You for dear people who care for and love the homeless.”

— Guideposts

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Children are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making.”

— Dan Pearce

So once in every year we throng Upon a day apart, to praise the Lord with feast and song in thankfulness of…

— Arthur Guiterman

A lot of praise is given to very mediocre work. Critics have lost their taste, hearing, and eyesight.

— Steven Berkoff

“Our moments of insurmountable circumstances are actually invitations from the Lord to choose to praise Him.”

— Terry Law

I think coaches who don't coddle but praise players when they deserve it get the best results.

— Tom Herman

“Let’s be clear: Every day, all day they sit in a jury box—judging themselves.”

— Sheenah Hankin

We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them.

— Alain de Botton

Some praise at morning what they blame at night, but always think the last opinion right.

— Alexander Pope