Praise Quotes · Page 34

Endless praise and adoration, limitless abnegation and abjection of self; a celestial North Korea.

— Christopher Hitchens

To say a thing is natural is to condone it, never to praise it.

— Quentin Crisp

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.

— Seneca the Younger

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise.

— Robert Burns

It is better to be well deserving without praise than to live by the air of undeserved commendation.

— Roger Chamberlain

We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.

— Anonymous

It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately.

— Luc de Clapiers

No breeder is above catering to intelligent praise of his dog.

— Albert Payson Terhune

Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be…

— Thomas a Kempis

What is praised is your future - if you can become someone respectable, powerful, rich, intellectual, in some way famous, not just…

— Anonymous

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a…

— Pythagoras

Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land.

— Herman Melville

They praise these tiny indie bands, but if a band finally gets mainstream success, the same people who praised them attack them…

— Kyle Baker

Hmm! you are luking absolutely nice and gorgeous just like the word that has never been exposed for prasing the beauty... tc…

— Sardar Hyder Abbas

There's nothing people can't contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.

— Moliere

Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another…

— Martin Van Creveld

A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story.…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I found 'The Twin' sitting on a coffee table at a writers' colony in 2009. It carried praise from J.M. Coetzee. That…

— Amy Waldman

Especially when you're at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees…

— Richard Branson

“Thus, when Paul says, "Praise the Lord all you nations, and let all the peoples extol him" (Rom. 15:11), he is saying…

— John Piper

“Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the Universe,…

— Abraham Hicks

“The morning sun brings tender joy With happiness awakes the earth; The dew kissed flowers it's light employ Their petals open in…

— Paul Thompson

“Father God, we thank you for your grace and your mercy, for allowing us to be together under your covenant and God…

— Germany Kent

A young lady had only one complaint about her good husband: "My husband always praises me to other people," she said, "Often…

— James Keller

Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.

— Anonymous

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

— Maria Mitchell

I will only praise someone who can't take anything away from me.

— Joan Rivers

The British community is very active and very generous in many different areas. I can only have high praise for them.

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Father I Surrender My Life To Your Plan Lord...You Have Your Perfect Will And Way

— Syntific

“Praised be my Lord, for our sister water. St. Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun”

— St. Francis of Assisi Robin Weston

“Your personality should be described in poem not in paragraph.”

— Amit Kalantri

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

People fed on sugared praises cannot be expected to feel an appetite for the black broth of honest criticism.

— Agnes Repplier

I enjoy heaven already in my soul. My prayers are all converted into praises.

— Augustus Toplady

Praise is a contradiction of pride. Pride says 'looks at me,' but praise longs for people to see Jesus.

— Matt Redman

The time for universal praise is sure to come some day. Let us begin to do our part now.

— Hannah Whitall Smith

“What an astonishing thing, that her praise filled his heart.”

— Kate Grenville

They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that.

— Kevin Keegan

Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.

— Anonymous

Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.

— Bible