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 Copy Share Image
Certain punk bands were influential because I thought, If they can do that then I can .Hanging around those bands was how… — Boy George Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We are slaves in the hands of nature - slaves to a bit of bread, slaves to praise, slaves to blame, slaves… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Only those beneath me can envy or hate me. I have never been envied nor hated; I am above no one. Only… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
[M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but… — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Copy Share Image
The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers.… — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
When I was young I had an elderly friend who used often to ask me to stay with him in the country.… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
“Praise be to God I’m not good, And have the natural egotism of flowers And rivers following their bed Preoccupied without knowing… — Alberto Caeiro Copy Share Image
To glorify God is not just to do so in religious worship, singing praise and enacting the traditional rites of the church.… — James W. Sire Copy Share Image
We hold reunions, not for the dead, for there is nothing in all the earth that you and I can do for… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
“May every voice proclaim thy praise. And every knee bow in thy presence The tangible promise of our faith. May thy Charity,… — Jessica Coupe Copy Share Image
When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for our use alone.… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
When a man publishes a book, there are so many stupid things said that he declares he'll never do it again. The… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
“Cultivate wonder in your children, make your home a chapel of praise. Give thanks, always, with a glad heart. Look for God's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Speak not in high commendation of any man to his face, nor censure any man behind his back; but if thou knowest… — William Burkitt Copy Share Image
I suspect that most authors don't really want criticism, not even constructive criticism. They want straight-out, unabashed, unashamed, fulsome, informed, naked praise,… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“What could be less than to afford Him praise, The easiest recompense, and pay Him thanks? How due! Yet all His good… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Parents taught me how to behave, school taught me what to do for a living. The work helped me earn a living.… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
You need to give to get. Give support to get it. Give praise to receive it. Give your best to get your… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go… — George Horace Lorimer Copy Share Image
“Before publication, and if provided by persons whose judgment you trust, yes, of course criticism helps. But after something is published, all… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Blessings we enjoy daily, and for the most of them, because they be so common, men forget to pay their praises. [and… — Izaak Walton Copy Share Image
...no matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Praise and criticism comes hand and hand in all walks of life. But a being strong mentally and having a great family… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Let's get together and feel all right. Give thanks… — Bob Marley Copy Share Image
We have almost reached the point where praise of rationality is held to mark a man as an old fogey regrettably surviving… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There is no shame in not knowing. It's curious that we spend more time congratulating those who have succeeded than encouraging those… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Feeling loved by God means feeling glad not only that He crushed His Son so that I can be forgiven, but that… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Who cared if there was really any Being to pray to? What mattered was the sense of giving thanks and praise, the… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself,… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun; Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
We love to receive praise, but usually we're not certain what message, precisely, we should take from it. On the other hand,… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image