Commended Quotes

28 quotes by 26 authors

Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most… — Louis D. Brandeis
I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer in their families. We may… — Charles Spurgeon
This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended. — Aristotle
For the good, when praised, feel something of disgust, if to excess commended. — Euripides
There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy. — William Shenstone
Everyone should be praised by the lips of his neighbor, and not by his own mouth. Everyone should be commended by the work he has… — Mike Aquilina
NoÂ one would be happier than Luther to be commended by the testimony of the timeÂ that he had been neither slack nor deceitful in… — Martin Luther
In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for… — Hugo Black
We are not to judge thrift solely by the test of saving or spending. If one spends what he should prudently save, that certainly is… — Owen D. Young
For the past thirty years or so, much American poetry has been marked by an earnestness that rejects the comic. This has nothing to do… — Stephen Dobyns
For both excessive and insufficient exercise destroy one's strength, and both eating and drinking too much or too little destroy health, whereas the right quantity… — Aristotle
In the first place, any group of folks willing to make asses of themselves in pursuit of a good time should be commended and encouraged:… — Molly Ivins
I didn't tell him I was a virgin, just that I hadn't done it 'that much.' It hurt a little more than I'd expected but… — Lena Dunham
Whosoever you are who introduce new doctrines, I beseech you to spare the ears of Romans! Spare that faith which was commended by the voice… — St. Jerome
The usual terminology of political language is stupid. What is 'left' and what is 'right'? Why should Hitler be 'right' and Stalin, his temporary friend,… — Ludwig von Mises
It is necessary to master Marxist theory and apply it, master it for the sole purpose of applying it. If you can apply the Marxist-Leninist… — Mao Zedong
In the land where excellence is commended, not envied, where weakness is aided, not mocked, there is no question as to how its inhabitants are… — Criss Jami
Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've just got to be sure that it's a magnificent failure… — Malcolm Mclaren
Boone Pickens should be commended for his leadership on American energy security, and for bringing Ted Turner along on some sensible approaches to enhancing it. — Frank Gaffney
SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar "tumble-bug." It was supposed to symbolize immortality, the fact that God knew… — Ambrose Bierce

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