Praise Quotes · Page 41

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

— Jack Vance

The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.

— Bernard Crick

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

— Khalil Gibran

Praise works best at the start, before the miracle, before the breakthrough, before the restoration.

— Brian Houston

Guard your tongue from praise as you have guarded it from blame.

— Maruf Karkhi

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

— Janet Morris

An ingenious mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

— Walter Savage Landor

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

— Anonymous

To get the respect of people, I think you've got to roll up your sleeves and lead with your people. The absolute…

— Richard Branson

We should love the body insofar as it is obedient and helpful to the soul, since the soul, with the body's help…

— Saint Ignatius

Once in a while, I see my fellow TV investors praise a business just because they like the entrepreneur behind it. That…

— Kevin O'Leary

I have indeed - praise be to God - attained my desire in this world, which was to travel through the earth,…

— Ibn Battuta

For 2,500 years, people have been writing odes. Why? I think that there's something innately human in wanting to praise the world…

— Barbara Hamby

The vulgar and common esteem is seldom happy in hitting right; and I am much mistaken if, amongst the writings of my…

— Michel de Montaigne

Certain punk bands were influential because I thought, If they can do that then I can .Hanging around those bands was how…

— Boy George

Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to…

— Pope John Paul II

To be forward to praise others implies either great eminence, that can afford to, part with applause; or great quickness of discernment,…

— William Hazlitt

Creation comes before distribution - or there will be nothing to distribute. The need of the creator comes before the need of…

— Ayn Rand

All the different ways God has chosen to display his glory in creation and redemption seem to reach their culmination in the…

— John Piper

There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean "the…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head,…

— Jasper Fforde

When exhaling this air, we announced Jesus Christ risen by the same Spirit. No one can live without breathing. It is the…

— Pope Francis

Since there is no one else to praise me, I will praise myself -- will say that I have never tampered with…

— Kurt Vonnegut

Two kinds of people live a life without care: one kind are extremely worthy of praise, the other kind are extremely worthy…

— Ibn Hazm

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

— M. R. DeHaan

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

— Romain Rolland

When considering praise or criticism first consider the source.

— Jeff Daly

Praise the Lord, but do me a favor, don't ever say 'Stephen Baldwin' and 'ministry' in the same sentence.

— Stephen Baldwin

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

— Roger Ebert

If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.

— Donovan Bailey

The man who seeks your advice too often is probably looking for praise rather than information.

— Vikrant Parsai

“I’ve realised that anyone can be a critic but it takes a remarkable person to offer praise.”

— Louise Penny

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

— Teresa of Avila

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

— Raashi Khanna

The one who knows himself isn't deceived by either praise or criticism.

— Yasmin Mogahed

“Aspire to high standards, expect strong results, offer self praise, and stack your confidence.”

— Lorii Myers

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.

— Bill Walsh

We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.

— Tami Hoag

Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.

— Dean Smith

Authors who moan with praise for their editors always seem to reek slightly of the Stockholm syndrome.

— Christopher Hitchens