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Praise Quotes by Khalil Gibran
- And before my Soul took me to task I was hard of hearing; I heard only tumult and uproar. But now I am all ears…
- Said one oyster to a neighboring oyster, "I have a very great pain within me. It is heavy and round and I am in distress."…
- My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me never to delight in praise or to be distressed by reproach. Before my Soul taught me, I…
- The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.
- Now I realize that the trees blossom in Spring and bear fruit in Summer without seeking praise; and they drop their leaves in Autumn and…
- But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its…
- And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
- Only those beneath me can envy or hate me. I have never been envied nor hated; I am above no one. Only those above me…
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- There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise. — Mary Kay Ash
- Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. — Mary Kay Ash
- In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. — Saint Augustine
- Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for… — Marcus Aurelius
- O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue… — Teresa of Avila
- I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that… — Teresa of Avila
- I always worked very hard against the unconstitutional individual mandate in health care. I didn't praise it. — Michele Bachmann
- The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. — James M. Barrie
- It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that… — Karl Barth
- As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As then baptism… — Saint Basil