When someone compliments you, listen, but don't believe it. Praise or blame are immaterial. You know what you are. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. — Roger Ascham Copy Share Image
Long open panegyric drags at best, And praise is only praise when well address'd. — Phineas Fletcher Copy Share Image
The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
“Can we ever really judge behavior by the behavior itself? Lesson learned. Most often, we can’t.” — James Patterson Copy Share Image
All poets pretend to write for immortality, but the whole tribe have no objection to present pay and present praise. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
When I make a feast, I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks. — John Harington Copy Share Image
“Lord, as you awaken us to delight in your praise, grant that we may know you, call on you, and praise you;… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much; Who, born for… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“If we want to get into the city of Salvation, if we want to get into the presence of God, if we… — Derek Prince Copy Share Image
Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
If you've got just a little bit of faith as a grain of mustard seed, and begin to praise God - that… — Jack Coe Copy Share Image
We should not take the blessings of God for granted. We should always be careful to give God praise and thanksgiving for… — Chuck Smith Copy Share Image
In Europe, more than in the United States, worldly people, faced with my Indian skin, reflexively laud my 'ancient,' 'beautiful' origins, which… — Anand Giridharadas Copy Share Image
“Because he hates to praise by name He praises everybody. Vice And virtue must look much the same To one who calls… — Martial Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal of theology isn't knowledge, but worship. If our learning and knowledge of God do not lead to the joyful… — Sam Storms Copy Share Image
Anything that is beautiful is beautiful just as it is. Praise forms no part of its beauty, since praise makes things neither… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
What then did you expect when you unbound the gag that muted those black mouths? That they would chant your praises? Did… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
“Father God, we thank you for your grace and your mercy, for allowing us to be together under your covenant and God… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
A young lady had only one complaint about her good husband: "My husband always praises me to other people," she said, "Often… — James Keller Copy Share Image
To every description of citizens, let praise be given. but let them persevere in their affectionate vigilance over that precious depository of… — George Washington Copy Share Image
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
