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Praise Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- There are occasions on which it is noble to dare to stand alone. To be pious among infidels, to be disinterested in a time of…
- Where there is no difficulty there is no praise.
- All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance.
- Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.
- Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
- To be flattered is grateful, even when we know that our praises are not believed by those who pronounce them; for they prove, at least,…
- In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it; for no species…
- Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. The acknowledgment of those virtues on which conscience congratulates us is a tribute that…
- To scatter praise or blame without regard to justice is to destroy the distinction of good and evil. Many have no other test of actions…
- Hunger is never delicate; they who are seldom gorged to the full with praise may be safely fed with gross compliments, for the appetite must…
- I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty…
- A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels,…
- The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have…
- The highest panegyric, therefore, that private virtue can receive, is the praise of servants.
- All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to show how much he can spare.
- Nothing is more common than to find men, whose works are now totally neglected, mentioned with praises by their contemporaries as the oracles of their…
- None can be pleased without praise, and few can be praised without falsehood.
- Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
- He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
- Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of almost all of our actions
More Praise Quotes
- Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great… — Karen Armstrong
- A little praise goes a great ways. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise. — Mary Kay Ash
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle
- 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
- The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. — James M. Barrie
- "None is good, save One, that is, God", as the Lord Jesus bath said. The rest are only tools in His hands.… — Swami Vivekananda
- When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game.… — Mike Krzyzewski