Praise Quotes · Page 35

There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

One good deed dying tongueless Slaughters a thousand waiting upon that. Our praises are our wages.

— William Shakespeare

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

— Dennis Prager

Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation.

— David Berg

Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp

— Bible

Pansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies, Let them live upon their praises.

— William Wordsworth

Prayer and praise are the oars by which a man may row his boat into the deep waters of the knowledge of…

— Charles Spurgeon

Washington is a place where men praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an…

— Steven Yeun

We must not forget to pat ourselves on the back for all that we've accomplished so far! It'll fill us with great…

— Senora Roy

Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of the speaker.…

— Tryon Edwards

War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is…

— Alice Walker

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

— Leo Tolstoy

Let me say that the credit belongs to the boys in the back rooms. It isn't the man who sits in the…

— Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook

Ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow. Tyrion smiled. Lord Varys, I am growing strangely fond of you.…

— George R. R. Martin

Don't worry about what the people say. Sometimes they'll praise you. Sometimes they'll condemn you. All these things all fade away. And…

— Yasmin Mogahed

Anything that is beautiful is beautiful just as it is. Praise forms no part of its beauty, since praise makes things neither…

— Marcus Aurelius

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

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

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

What we see at the cross is the white-hot revelation of the character of God, of his love providing the price that…

— David F. Wells

Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist.…

— Peter O'Toole

“I have nothing now but praise for my life. I am not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They…

— Maurice Sendak

The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark When neither is attended; and I think The nightingale, if she should sing…

— William Shakespeare

Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense.

— Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.

— Evan Esar

The Psalmists in telling everyone to praise God are doing what all men do when they speak of what they care about.

— C. S. Lewis

We blossom under praise like flowers in sun and dew; we open, we reach, we grow.

— Gerhard E Frost

People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.

— Moliere

To praise great actions with sincerity may be said to be taking part in them.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I thought of writing a summary about you, but when I finished it was a book.”

— Amit Kalantri

“You judge people in the context of their time, not in the context of ours.”

— Dennis Prager

“If you want a new life, first give praise for having the old one!”

— Stephen Richards

No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.

— Mohanlal

If you do not maintain a reasonable ratio between criticism and praise, BOTH are likely to have negative effects.

— T Jay Taylor

We own up to minor failings, but only so as to convince others that we have no major ones.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I consider him [Alexander von Humboldt] the most important scientist whom I have met.”

— Thomas Jefferson

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

— Anonymous

Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.

— Alexander Pope

Venerate the martyrs, praise, love, proclaim, honor them. But worship the God of the martyrs.

— Saint Augustine