Praised Quotes

238 Praised quotes by 187 unique authors

I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and read, and recite;… — Lotte Reiniger
When we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of being no longer… — Jean de la Bruyere
There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised, still honest people where there are no Christians. It could… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round. — Edmund Waller
There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. — Charles Caleb Colton
None of us are so much praised or censured as we think. — Charles Caleb Colton
Honesty's praised, then left to freeze. — Juvenal
To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with… — George Crabbe
I was praised in the U.S. and heavily, brutally criticized in France. — Christine Lagarde
The false pride of perennial celebration, of wearing flag lapel pins while betraying the values that the flag stands for, is like the self-esteem curriculum… — Anne-Marie Slaughter
Knowledge is praised and desired by multitudes whom her charms could never rouse from the couch of sloth; whom the faintest invitation of pleasure draws… — Samuel Johnson
In religion, it is not the sycophants or those who cling most faithfully to the status quo who are ultimately praised. It is the insurgents. — Rollo May
One thing scientists have discovered is that often-praised children become more intelligent than often-blamed ones. There's a creative element in praise. — Thomas Dreier
I do not know whether anyone has ever succeeded in not enjoying praise. And, if we enjoy it, we naturally wants to receive it. And… — Saint John Chrysostom
Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that… — Jack Gilbert
Some people have food, but no appetite; others have an appetite, but no food. I have both. The Lord be praised. — Oliver Cromwell
London keeps me grounded. We don't get praised every time we open our gobs there. — Miranda Richardson
If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey... then I should… — Al Sharpton
Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had… — Wyndham Lewis
I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as… — Ana Castillo

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