There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Wasn't it? Is loyalty still a commendable quality when it is misdirected? — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried, and a maid not vendible. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor. — Saadi Copy Share Image
A thought may be very commendable as a thought, but I value it chiefly as a window through which I can obtain… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils. — Warren G. Harding Copy Share Image
All that is good and commendable now existing would continue to exist if all marriage laws were repealed tomorrow . . . — Victoria Woodhull Copy Share Image
The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was… — John Buford Copy Share Image
The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds and through commendable and seemly conduct. — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The confidence that we Indians are suddenly infused with while doing something wrong is absolutely commendable. — Kailash Kher Copy Share Image
To sit down at a computer every day and write a script is commendable. I don't have the patience for it, but… — Shiloh Fernandez Copy Share Image
The passions should be purged; all may become innocent if they are well directed and moderated. Even hatred maybe a commendable feeling… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
For once you rise to a level of God consciousness you will understand that you are not responsible for any other human… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
“there is no virtue in doing something for someone else when it’s something you also want to do. That’s merely being helpful,… — Ann B. Ross Copy Share Image
“8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The school children of New York State planted more than 200,000 trees within ten years from the time Arbor Day was recognized.… — Andrew S. Draper Copy Share Image
Johnson has consistently put people above politics, demonstrating a commitment to the American public that is truly commendable. I was happy to… — George Santos Copy Share Image
At key crossroads in his life, Vernon Davis has continued to make a conscious choice to grow as a person and player.… — Hannah Storm Copy Share Image
“Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Exploring Ecclesiology is true to its subtitle, being both vibrantly evangelical and admirably ecumenical; it is commendable for its depth, breadth, and… — Carl E. Olson Copy Share Image
Frequently, we busily search for group service projects, which are surely needed and commendable, when quiet, personal service is also urgently needed.… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Snowpiercer has both [optimistic and pessimistic]. It was essentially optimistic. The most pessimistic was my part, because of his knowledge. He knows… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Progressives must not portray all abortions as tragedies. . . Senator Hillary Clinton, in a 2005 speech commendable for setting forth a… — Dawn Johnsen Copy Share Image
So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I am among those who believe that our Western civilization is on its way to perishing. It has many commendable qualities, most… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Business in a certain sort of men is a mark of understanding, and they are honored for it. Their souls seek repose… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Apart from a commendable determination to discomfit Trump and members of his inner circle (select military figures excepted, at least for now),… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Self-exposure is commendable in art only when it is of a quality and complexity that allows other people to learn about themselves… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
For nothing is more commendable, nothing more becoming in a preeminently great man than courtesy and forbearance. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Humanitarianism is commendable, but not when you're demanding that others share the burdens and expense. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
Praise, of all things, is the most powerful excitement to commendable actions, and animates us in our enterprises. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image