“Lord, as you awaken us to delight in your praise, grant that we may know you, call on you, and praise you;… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much; Who, born for… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Once we decide to condemn others,we have automatically placed ourselves on the judgement seat and our imperfections as human beings will hardly… — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
In the past, I've been lucky enough to receive some high praise, but when the experts have a go, I'm usually not… — Joe Hart Copy Share Image
I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
Let those flatter, who fear: it is not an American art. To give praise where it is not due, might be well… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
People compose for many reasons, to become immortal; because the piano happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire;… — Robert Schumann Copy Share Image
For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children, in the same way those who have created a… — Plato Copy Share Image
Satan's aim is to destroy our joy and trust and delight in God, and to make God look worthless in the world's… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“I heard Mr. Ingersoll many years ago in Chicago. The hall seated 5,000 people; every inch of standing-room was also occupied; aisles… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
In fact we do not try to picture the afterlife, nor is it our selves in our nervous tics and optical flecks… — John Updike Copy Share Image
That is what worship is all about. It is the glad shout of praise that arises to God the creator and God… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Unto my Books-so good to turn- Far ends of tired Days- It half endears the Abstinence- And Pain-is missed-in Praise- As Flavors-cheer… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
But what will happen even if we do burn down the Jews synagogues and forbid them publicly to praise God, to pray,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
All who have their reward on Earth, the fruits Of painful superstition and blind zeal, Naught seeking but the praise of men,… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
God needs no worship, no praise, no thanksgiving. It is man himself who needs the benefit to be derived from these activities. — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
Most writers in the course of their careers become thick-skinned and learn to accept vituperation, which in any other profession would be… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are much better at judging people based on how they treat everyone other than ourselves. We make a million excuses… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
For praise too dearly lov'd, or warmly sought, Enfeebles all internal strength of thought; And the weak soul within itself unblest, Leans… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Genius and great abilities are often wanting; sometimes, only opportunities. Some deserve praise for what they have done; others for what they… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We would do the same thing that America did when the Jap[an] - when, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. America defended itself.… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Now I realize that the trees blossom in Spring and bear fruit in Summer without seeking praise; and they drop their leaves… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“In any miracle, chase the causation back far enough and eventually you'll find yourself irrepressibly singing in praise of the marvelous goodness… — Matthew Lee Anderson Copy Share Image
“It's very strange that WE always wish to listen good for ourselves from others, but at the same time becomes tough for… — Neeraj Bhanot Copy Share Image
The bad things about your past are the good things of God. Look back on all that He brought you through and… — Lisa Copy Share Image
“In this crisis we praise you for Jesus, the high and safe Rock, the ultimate trustworthy foundation for any and every storm… — Scotty Smith Copy Share Image
Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Those who turn proud when their praise is sounded, who seek their own glory, not Christ's, or those who are moved by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There was not after all a single kind of strife, but on earth there are two kinds: one of them a man… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
I lift up my eyes into the hills, where does my help comes from.. My help comes from the Lord the maker… — Psalm 121:1 Copy Share Image
The good we do to others is spoilt unless we efface ourselves so completely that those we help have no sense of… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
When we are in trouble, let's call unto God and He will not only save us but He will do mighty things… — Innah Delos Angeles Copy Share Image