Praise Quotes
1794 Praise quotes by 1092 unique authors
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Gratitude is the praise we offer God: for teachers kind, benefactors never to be forgotten, for all who have advantaged me, by writings, sermons, converse,…
— Lancelot Andrewes
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When gratitude o'erflows the swelling heart, and breathes in free and uncorrupted praise for benefits received, propitious heaven takes such acknowledgment as fragrant incense, and…
— George Lillo
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Where there is no difficulty there is no praise.
— Samuel Johnson
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The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.
— Martin Yan
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There is nothing antithetical in American history, culture, or traditions to teamwork. Teams were important in America's history - wagon trains conquered the West, men…
— Lester Thurow
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of…
— Arthur Ashe
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We may observe that, in displaying the praises of any humane, beneficent man, there is one circumstance which never fails to be amply insisted on,…
— David Hume
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Listen to the sermon preached to you by the flowers, the trees, the shrubs, the sky, and the whole world. Notice how they preach to…
— Paul of the Cross
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The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore,…
— Maximilian Kolbe
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You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!
— Francis of Assisi
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Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
— Publilius Syrus
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We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man…
— William Barclay
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It seemed intended by the blessed providence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank him for the dispensation. If…
— Fanny Crosby
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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
— Martial
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We live by faith; but Faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and Duty's, never are at odds.…
— John Greenleaf Whittier
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Daughter to that good Earl, once President Of England's Council, and her Treasury, Who lived in both, unstained with gold or fee, And left them…
— John Milton
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Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired…
— Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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When I make a feast, I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks.
— John Harington
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A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
— William Wordsworth
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Why has our poetry eschewed The rapture and response of food? What hymns are sung and praises said For the home made miracle of bread?
— Louis Untermeyer
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For me to praise is interrupting praise.
— Unknown Author
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Late have I loved Thee, O Lord; and behold, Thou wast within and I without, and there I sought Thee. Thou was with me when…
— Saint Augustine
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If bodies please thee, praise God on occasion of them, and turn back thy love upon their Maker; lest in these things which please thee,…
— Saint Augustine
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Praise, or gratitude, is love or faith in action.
— Robert Scheid
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The law of gratitude is universal. It is a natural function of the soul. All things upon this earth or in the universe operate and…
— Robert Scheid
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