Praises Quotes

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Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the… — Karen Armstrong
It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly. — Stephen Ambrose
I do not know much about Mohammed or Mohammedanism. I do not take the Koran to bed with me every night. But, if I did… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Do not become a disciple of one who praises himself, in case you learn pride instead of humility. — Mark the Evangelist
Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land. — Herman Melville
That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity, is a complaint likely to… — Ben Jonson
If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches… — Joseph Addison
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
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. — Honore de Balzac
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
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
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
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
The tears into his eyes were brought, And thanks and praises seemed to run So fast out of his heart, I thought They never would… — William Wordsworth
Blessings we enjoy daily, and for most of them, because they be so common, we forget to pay our praises. But let not us, because… — Izaak Walton
For awareness you need not go to the Himalayas; you need not go anywhere. Your life gives you enough opportunities to be aware. Somebody insults… — Rajneesh
Don't let yourself forget that God's grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song… — Hildegard of Bingen
There is a land, where the roses are without thorns, where the flowers are not mixed with brambles. In that land, there is eternal spring,… — Anna Letitia Barbauld
The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to be. — Augustus William Hare

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