Praise Quotes

1794 Praise quotes by 1092 unique authors

He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. — Honore de Balzac
In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar. — Cleopatra
Seek no praise, no reward, for anything you do. No sooner do we perform a good action than we begin to desire credit for it.… — Swami Vivekananda
If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise you provide must have meaning… — Tom Rath
How was it that, even in the common tasks of an ordinary life, Jesus drew the praise of heaven? At the core of His being,… — Francis Frangipane
The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God; we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God… — Richard Sibbes
Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the… — Charles Hodge
Fondly we think we honor merit then, when we but praise ourselves in other men. — Alexander Pope
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age… — Gerald Early
He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a… — Johann Kaspar Lavater
They do not need our praise. They do not need that our admiration should sustain them. There is no immortality that is safer than theirs.… — Woodrow Wilson
If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's wage - in praise or pudding, whichever happens to suit… — Alexander Smith
In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town. — Horace
A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself, he isn't believed. — Michel de Montaigne
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know. — Alexander Pope
God knows that a mother needs fortitude and courage and tolerance and flexibility and patience and firmness and nearly every other brave aspect of the… — Phyllis McGinley
The praise that comes of love does not make us vain, but humble rather. Knowing what we are, the pride that shines in our mother's… — James M. Barrie
Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless… — Wallace D. Wattles
The people who have achieved more than you, in any area, are only a half step ahead of you in time. Bless them and praise… — Marianne Williamson
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet… — Laozi
None deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
After eating, an epicure gives a thin smile of satisfaction; a gastronome, burping into his napkin, praises the food in a magazine; a gourmet, repressing… — William Safire
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… — Khalil Gibran
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these. — Unknown Author
Careless of censure, nor too fond of fame, Still pleased to praise, yet not afraid to blame, Averse alike to flatter or offend, Not free… — Alexander Pope

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