Praise Quotes · Page 36

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

— James Dickey

Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me - ever.

— Nas

“Encouragement and praISE SHOULD BE ENDLESS. fAUTH BRINGS THEM TOGETHER.”

— Terry Alex

“Mtu akikutukana mwambie asante. Akikupiga mwambie asante. Akiendelea kukupiga, pigana.”

— Enock Maregesi

How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.

— Horace

It's praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but it's sometimes better to be a coward.

— Anonymous

The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned…THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer.

— Ken Bruen

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame or praise is to be divided.

— James Madison

The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but…

— Washington Allston

Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

I am not a character who gets carried away with good or bad performances and I won't get carried away by bigger…

— Simon Mignolet

Praise never gives us much pleasure unless it concur with our own opinion, and extol us for those qualities in which we…

— David Hume

“Life is not always what we expect. But, when we praise and trust God in the midst of it all we can…

— Amanda Penland

“Columbus gave Europe a New World; [Alexander von] Humboldt made it known in its physical, material, intellectual, and moral aspects.”

— José Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero

When will the men do something besides extend congratulations? I would rather have President Roosevelt say one word to Congress infavor of…

— Susan B. Anthony

When we are in trouble, let's call unto God and He will not only save us but He will do mighty things…

— Innah Delos Angeles

But there is no end to the praise of books, to the value of the library. Who shall estimate their influence on…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I feel lucky to receive such critical attention and praise when you're in a show that's going to last a month, it's…

— Zoe Kazan

“Dads. It’s time to tell our kids that we love them. Constantly. It’s time to show our kids that we love them.…

— Dan Pearce

Karl Popper once advised a student that if he wanted to reap intellectual fame, he should write endless pages of obscure, high-flown…

— Anthony de Jasay

In any society, order is the first need of all. Liberty and justice may be established only after order is tolerably secure.…

— Russell Kirk

Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Our society is driven today by so much ethnic discord. We have Black Lives Matter, which I praise and celebrate. We have…

— Henry Louis Gates

“Nature, ... in order to carry out the marvelous operations [that occur] in animals and plants has been pleased to construct their…

— Marcello Malpighi

“We are not the passive victim of others' opinions. Their opinions are powerless until we validate them.”

— John Ortberg

Of this blest man, let his just praise be given, Heaven was in him, before he was in Heaven.

— Izaak Walton

If you don't live by the praise of men you won't die by their criticism.

— Bill Johnson

If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.

— Jack Welch

Heartless praise is not praise at all. It is worthless and an insult to God.

— Rick Warren

Acting humble for people's praise is one of the most dangerous forms of riyaa (showing off).

— Omar Suleiman

We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.

— Charles Caleb Colton

In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town.

— Horace

Think of the egotism of a man who believes that an infinite being wants his praise!

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“Yesterday God helped me, Today He’ll do the same. How long will this continue? Forever—praise His name!”

— Warren W. Wiersbe

We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst…

— Michael Josephson

Shun the praise of men and love the one who, in the fear of the Lord, reprimands you.

— Pachomius the Great

“This man [Alexander von Humboldt] is as knowledgeable as a whole academy.”

— Claude Louis Berthollet

Speak what you think and let the world praise you for your good deeds. -mehak quotes

— Mehak Sethi

“Our purest deeds are those done subconsciously, Otherwise they are biased.”

— Tapan Ghosh

Nothing so soon the drooping spirits can raise As praises from the men, whom all men praise.

— Abraham Cowley