Praise Quotes · Page 48

We judge ourselves mostly by our intentions, but others judge us mostly by our actions.

— Eric Harvey

I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

— Jack Vance

I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.

— Romain Rolland

We judge ourselves by what we are capable of doin' while others judge us by what we had already done...

— Anonymous

If we would talk more about the Lord and praise Him, we would have less time to talk about ourselves.

— M. R. DeHaan

An ingenious mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

— Walter Savage Landor

So well do I love you, I go to my god singing your praises. When I meet my father, I will tell…

— Janet Morris

Praise with elation Praise every morning Spring's re-creation Of the First Day!

— Eleanor Farjeon

Our lips are full of praise, but our hearts are far removed from the prophets we all claim. That's why the world…

— Louis Farrakhan

When we choose a man to beautify our towns, we do not automatically call on the major artists of the world. ...…

— Paul Goodman

I had people telling me I was the best and when it would sink in, I'd feel like I'd have to push…

— Christian Hosoi

Closer of lovely eyes to lovely dreams, Lover of loneliness, and wandering, Of upcast eye, and tender pondering! Thee must I praise…

— John Keats

Lord Sweet Lord, My God Almighty,All Praise To My God Who Is At Most High. I Give You Lord My Life, My…

— Larry J Cowell

“{ Comment to Delambre on chemist Antoine Lavoisier 's execution during the French Revolution } Only a moment to cut off that…

— Joseph-Louis Lagrange

I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will…

— Nargis Fakhri

I feel like you have to use the platform you're given to voice concerns and also to praise things when they need…

— Alex Morgan

We all of us must come to terms with what and who we are, and recognize that this wisdom is not going…

— Sándor Márai

Superstition, in all times and among all nations, is the fear of a spirit whose passions are those of a man, whose…

— John Ruskin

Knowing how to use your voice so it makes sense to your dog, using words in a way your dog can understand,…

— Brian Kilcommons

Praise our choices, sister, for each doorway open to us was taken by squads of fighting women who paid years of trouble…

— Marge Piercy

“I made this resolution today. I will try to excel in all things yet if I am excelled, without fault of mine,…

— Salmon P. Chase

I'm not saying Gustafsson isn't a champion. He's not the champion that I am. He's not a champion at all. I've won…

— Jon Jones

I love to read the dedications of old books written in monarchies for they invariably honor some (usually insignificant) knight or duke…

— Stephen Jay Gould

“A true leader is not meant to be greeted with unanimous praise by his people. A leader is meant to be questioned,…

— Evan Meekins

I have never made a film to praise or to criticize something. That kind of filmmaking is nothing but propaganda.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

A man's praise limits its object to the confines of his own understanding.

— Vikrant Parsai

Every day people judge all other people. The question is whether they judge wisely.

— Orson Scott Card

Songs of praise the angels sang, Heav'n with alleluias rang, when creation was begun, when God spoke and it was done.

— James Montgomery

I think in our society we too often choose the people we associate with based on our own hasty judgments.

— Tim Cope

What's so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they're being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the blues.

— Bono

Praise to our Father-God, High praise in solemn lay, Alike for what His hand hath given, And what it takes away.

— Lydia Sigourney

The followers of a great man often put their eyes out, so that they may be the better able to sing his…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

— Jane Austen

Anyone can criticize or accept praise, but initiating a positive exchange is a hallmark of a difference maker.

— Scott Berkun

I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.

— Elia Kazan

The best way to give assistance to those who are deeply embarrassed and to calm them down is to praise them decisively.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

It is great happiness to be praised by them who are most praiseworthy.

— Sir Philip Sidney

I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise.

— Giles Duley

A great classic means a man whom one can praise without having read.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.

— Catherine the Great