Praise Quotes · Page 46

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do…

— Bible

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

— Thomas Jefferson

Some blame themselves to extort the praise of contradiction from others.

— Tryon Edwards

There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.

— Theodore Roosevelt

When someone compliments you, listen, but don't believe it. Praise or blame are immaterial. You know what you are.

— Frederick Lenz

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

— Roger Ascham

Long open panegyric drags at best, And praise is only praise when well address'd.

— Phineas Fletcher

The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted.

— John Dryden

“With you as an inspiration, a painter will create his best painting, a writer will write his best literature and a poet…

— Amit Kalantri

Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind…

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys…

— Laozi

Nigel Farage is on home turf on his soapbox. Like those who praise authoritarians, he is comfortable only when surrounded by his…

— Heidi Allen

“When we judge others, we judge ourselves through comparison. We go backward on the ladder, which means we are going down.”

— Mihail Militaru

“Dads. Do your faces light up when you first see your child in the morning or when you come home from work?…

— Dan Pearce

I tell you the groans of the damned in hell are the deep bass of the universal anthem of praise that shall…

— Charles Spurgeon

Glory, glory, said the Bee, Hallelujah, said the Flea. Praise the Lord, remarked the Wren. At springtime all is born-again.

— Eric Metaxas

There is a reason why Nelson Mandela went to Cuba to praise Castro and thank the Cuban people almost as soon as…

— Noam Chomsky

Wherefore should I not offer my congratulations? But the very fact of them being Sayyids, those fountains of felicity, demands heartly exertions…

— Aurangzeb

When a writer receives praise or blame, when he arouses sympathy or is ridiculed, when he is loved or rejected, it is…

— Hermann Hesse

Leaders encourage others to continue the quest and inspire others through courage and hope. Leaders give heart by visibly recognizing others' contributions…

— James M. Kouzes

For awareness you need not go to the Himalayas; you need not go anywhere. Your life gives you enough opportunities to be…

— Rajneesh

If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. If you want to conquer anger, develop…

— Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

I know that there is an eye that watches all of us. There is a judgment that weighs everything we do. And…

— Leonard Cohen

I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and…

— Samuel Johnson

All poets pretend to write for immortality, but the whole tribe have no objection to present pay and present praise.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“Can we ever really judge behavior by the behavior itself? Lesson learned. Most often, we can’t.”

— James Patterson

Some praise the Lord for Light, The living spark; I thank God for the Night The healing dark.

— Anonymous

Cease Fire ! Inshallah!!! Baruch Hashem!! Praise the Lord! #ceasefireforever #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove

— Madonna Ciccone

Sweet praise is like perfume. It is fine if you don't swallow it.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

It is only the goodness of God sensibly experienced by us which opens our mouth to celebrate His praise.

— John Calvin

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

— Norman Vincent Peale

That man, we may be sure, is a person of true worth, whom those who envy him most are yet forced to…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

You can't know who you are unless you know where you came from and give praise to those who laid the foundation.

— Jabari Parker

Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.

— John Steinbeck

“Judging is giving too much value on the surface and missing the value beneath”

— Dee Dee Artner

If a child lives with approval, he learns to live with himself.

— Dorothy Nolte

Praise they that will times past, I joy to see My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.

— Robert Herrick

The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.

— Norm MacDonald

Praise is good. Some people over-praise, though. Genuine appreciation is rare to come by.

— Raashi Khanna

When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.

— Teresa of Avila