Praised Quotes

238 quotes by 193 authors

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions… — John Adams
I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I hated B.A.s and M.A.s. The… — Billy Childish
God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered. — John Cleese
The decay of society is praised by artists as the decay of a corpse is praised by worms. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing attitudes, these people-the… — Alice Miller
Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself. — Teresa of Avila
Gullibility and credulity are considered undesireable qualities in every department of human life - except religion ... Why are we praised by godly men for… — Christopher Hitchens
If you live long enough, you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had. — I F Stone
A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most… — William Cowper
Success causes us to be more praised than known. — Philibert Joseph Roux
He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being… — George Madison Adams
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we… — Mark Twain
I felt a great dislike to journeys, especially when they were long. But once I had started, I thought nothing of them, thinking of Him… — Teresa of Avila
Honesty is praised and left in the cold. — Juvenal
He who has always spared himself much will in the end become sickly of so much consideration. Praised be what hardens! — Friedrich Nietzsche
And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win. "But what good came of it at last?" Quoth little Peterkin. "Why, that I… — Robert Southey
You great benefactors, sprinkle our society with thankfulness. For your own gifts, make yourselves praised: — William Shakespeare
The disobedient child is continuously condemned. The obedient child is, on the other hand, continuously praised. But have you heard of any obedient child having… — Rajneesh
But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration; and we shall… — David Hume
The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers. — Luc de Clapiers

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