Best 734 quotes in «praise quotes» category

Make it a habit to praise the horse when the horse yields.

Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins to be incredulous.

Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to defend most of his surveillance, interrogation and counterterrorism policies against his critics.

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Mohammed praises [instances of] tretchery, inhumanity, cruelty, revenge, and bigotry that are utterly incompatible with civilized society.

Neither the praise nor the blame is our own.

Music, when thus applied, raises noble hints in the mind of the hearer, and fills it with great conceptions. It strengthens devotion, and advances praise into rapture.

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the turne. [Neither praise nor dispraise thyself; thy actions serve the turn.]

Never mind whom you praise, but be very careful who you blame.

Never praise your cider or your horse

Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.

Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.

Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.

No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n, Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n; But such plain roofs as Piety could raise, And only vocal with the Maker's praise.

Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

Not every love, but only that which has a noble purpose, is noble and worthy of praise.

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise.

O hasten, Lord, these promised days, When Israel shall rejoice, And Jew and Gentile join in praise, With one united voice!

Now rejoice, all ye powers of my soul, that you are so united with God that no one may separate you from Him. I cannot fully praise nor love Him therefore must I die, and cast myself into the divine void, till I rise from non-existence to existence.

Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!

Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn Loud as the virtues thou dost loudly vaunt, Not practise!

One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . .

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise.

Our days of praise shall ne'er be past While life, and thought, and being last, And immortality endures.

Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough for literature. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.

Our praises are our wages.

Pansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies, Let them live upon their praises.

Passion produced out of prayer and praise pushes you to extremes.

O Yes, I must sing, and so must you sing also. For all music is singing, and in music there is praise of life.

People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly.

People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.

Praise begets emulation,--a goodly seed to sow among youthful students.

Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.

Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

Praise God for the hammer, the file, and the furnace. The hammer molds us, the file sharpens us, and the fire tempers us.

Praise in public; criticize in private.

Praise the Lord, but do me a favor, don't ever say 'Stephen Baldwin' and 'ministry' in the same sentence.

Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.

Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. It becomes cheap as it becomes vulgar, and will no longer raise expectation or animate enterprise.

Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.

Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.