Praise Quotes
1794 quotes by 1092 authors
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Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.
— Aristotle
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Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak…
— Owen Feltham
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No man has ever praised to persons equally-and pleased them both.
— Arthur Helps
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Men prefer brief praise, pitched high; women are satisfied with praise in a lower key, just so it goes on and on.
— Mignon McLaughlin
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He, who praises you for what you have not, wishes to take from you what you have.
— Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena
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He, who loves praise, loves temptation.
— Thomas F. Wilson
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
— Norm MacDonald
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He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
— Charles Churchill
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For the good, when praised, feel something of disgust, if to excess commended.
— Euripides
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Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause.
— Isaac Barrow
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Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.
— Thomas Hobbes
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Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it.
— Ivan Panin
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An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. If you reject it you are unhappy, if you accept it you are undone.
— Walter Savage Landor
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There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.
— Selma Lagerlöf
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It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
— John Wooden
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Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the…
— Frederick Salomon Perls
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O marvelous Sacrament! How can I find words to praise you! You are the life of the soul, the medicament healing our wounds, our comforter…
— Louis of Granada
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There is much satisfaction in work well done; praise is sweet; but there can be no happiness equal to the joy of finding a heart…
— Victor Robinson
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A child is fed with milk and praise.
— Unknown Author
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Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.
— Ellen G. White
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