Best 734 quotes in «praise quotes» category

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

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.

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

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

Flattery is praise without foundation.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

He does not praise himself - yet he is respectable.

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

Honesty, by evil fortune tried, Finds in adversity the seed of praise.

He that loses his conscience has nothing left that is worth keeping. Therefore be sure you look to that, and in the next place look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to a good conscience.

He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.

I always worked very hard against the unconstitutional individual mandate in health care. I didn't praise it.

How shall we celebrate the day,When God appeared in mortal clay,The mark of worldly scorn;When the Archangel's heavenly Lays,Attempted the Redeemer's Praise,And hail'd Salvation's Morn!

How many things by season seasoned are To their right praise and true perfection!

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 be satisfied before it is disgusted.

I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.

I am not afraid of praise, for I have practiced it on myself.

I am proud that my collections have received such praise, and I am even more proud to share the stage with so many talented designers.

I am pleased to be praised by a man so praised as you, father. [Words used by Hector.] [Lat., Laetus sum Laudari me abs te, pater, laudato viro.]

I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

I do not speak of what I cannot praise.

I don't praise my people. I am their greatest critic.

If a man would reap praise, you must sow the seeds, gentle words and useful deeds.

If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, 'Hallelujah! Praise the Lord' forever.

If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism.

If Jesus heals instantly, praise Him. If Jesus heals gradually, trust Him. When Jesus heals ultimately, you will understand.

I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.

If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God.

If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool.

If somebody praises you; change the topic!

If we were humble, nothing would change us-neither praise nor discouragement. If someone were to criticize us, we would not feel discouraged. If someone would praise us, we also would not feel proud.

If someone praises you with what you are not, they are in essence criticizing you of a deficiency in you.