Best 734 quotes in «praise quotes» category

But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality.

But many of the bravest never are known, and get no praise. That does not lessen their beauty.

But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.

But they're already singing our praises!" "They are Americans. They toot their horns for anything.

By weaker accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice doth raise?

Can any praise be worthy of the Lord's majesty?

Cease Fire ! Inshallah!!! Baruch Hashem!! Praise the Lord! #ceasefireforever #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove

Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.

Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves.

Cleverness is cheap. It is faith that He praises.

Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go by. Praise judiciously bestowed is money invested.

Competition of praise inclineth to a reverence of antiquity. For men contend with the living, not with the dead.

Creatures inveterately wrong in their inductions have a pathetic but praise-worthy tendency to die before reproducing their kind.

Doesn't the world need the painter's praise anymore?

Donald Trump really is a fan of the Bible, except that it's far too long for him to read. So he just released a new, improved version, the Gospel According to Trump. It reads: "I, Donald Trump, am God. Praise, worship, and adore Me as I do Myself. Then all shall be Great, as I am Great. The End.

Don't praise your own good shots. Leave that function to your partner who, if a good sport, will not be slow in performing it.

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.

Elisabeth, again, while she praises her, is so far from hiding the Divine glory, that she ascribes everything to God. And yet, though she acknowledges the superiority of Mary to herself and to others, she does not envy her the higher distinction, but modestly declares that she had obtained more than she deserved.

Even if God never did another good thing in our lives, we could spend the rest of this life praising Him for what He has already done.

Envy bestrides praise.

Expectations are just leftover praise. They are a blessing. If you didn't have the capability to meet them, they wouldn't exist.

Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense.

Everybody keeps calling for Excellence - excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: "Elitism!" And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. "Standing out" is undemocratic.

Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.

Every potter praises his own pot.

Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause.

Every economic...acti on must set about providing each inhabitant of the planet with the minimum wherewithal to live in dignity and freedom, with the possibility of supporting a family, educating children, praising God and developing one's own human potential.

False praise can please, and calumny affright None but the vicious, and the hypocrite.

Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.

False praise is always confined to the great.

Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.

Flattery is praise without foundation.

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

Few sons attain the praise Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.

Folks build a reputation by attacking you while you’re alive - or praising you after you ain’t.

For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.

For as long as they praise you, never forget that it is not yet your own path that you walk, but another person's.

From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue.

For the first rate poet, nothing short of a Queen or a Chimera is adequate for the powers of his praise.

For praise too dearly lov'd, or warmly sought, Enfeebles all internal strength of thought; And the weak soul within itself unblest, Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

God, despite my circumstances, I will find reasons to praise You.

Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked

Has a woman who knew she was well-dressed ever caught a cold?

Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan's favorite singer/songwriter - high praise from the best of us, applauded by the rest of us.

God has given you your child, that the sight of him, from time to time, might remind you of His goodness, and induce you to praise Him with filial reverence.

Heroes are very human, most of them; very easily touched by praise.

He (Alexander Woollcott) always praises the first production of each season, being reluctant to stone the first cast.

Heartless praise is not praise at all. It is worthless and an insult to God.