Praise Quotes · Page 39

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

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

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

“For every one person who praises you, there are a hundred who would criticize. Heed neither the one nor the hundred. It…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

We say of the oak, How grand of girth! Of the willow we say, How slender! And yet to the soft grass…

— Edgar Fawcett

Men praise poverty, as the African worships Mumbo Jumbo--from terror of the malign power, and a desire to propitiate at.

— Alexander Smith

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the…

— Thomas Hobbes

We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do. Nothing could be closer to…

— Melchor Lim

He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The…

— George Madison Adams

“ George Stephenson , with a sagacity of mind in advance of the science of his day, answered, when asked what was…

— William Siemens

If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish…

— Winston Churchill

“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit,…

— Scotty Smith

I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies…

— Mark Twain

“I do acknowledge You, Lord of heaven and earth. I do praise You for assembling the pieces of my being and for…

— Augustine of Hippo

Already the pitch has been reached in Great Britain where it is considered bigoted or reactionary to do other than praise the…

— Sidney Robertson Cowell

I pay tribute to John Major's achievement in persuading the other 11 Community Heads of Government that they could move ahead to…

— Margaret Thatcher

“When I do leap into the pit, I go headlong with my heels up, and am pleased to be falling in that…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I absolutely cannot see how one can later make up for having failed to go to a good school at the proper…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

It has been shrewdly said, that when, men abuse us we should suspect ourselves, and when they praise us, them. It is…

— Charles Caleb Colton

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

— Amit Kalantri

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

— Anonymous

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

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

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

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

— Joseph Joubert

We can be of little service to our fellows until we become disillusioned without being embittered.

— Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling

I've learnt that you shouldn't take people seriously, whether they praise you or trash you.

— Ranveer Singh

Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations.

— Richard Steele