Best 734 quotes in «praise quotes» category

I've learnt that you shouldn't take people seriously, whether they praise you or trash you.

I was one thing at one time, and I'm something new. I'm a new creature now. Don't judge Alice by what he used to be. Praise God for what I am now.

Jo's eyes sparkled, for it's always pleasant to be believed in; and a friend's praise is always sweeter than a dozen newspaper puffs.

I will go further, and assert that nature without culture can often do more to deserve praise than culture without nature.

Just be quiet and accept the praise.

Let me tell you how the French seduce you. They are the most bloody seductive people on Earth. They are charming, they are well-mannered and they praise and flatter you.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.

Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.

Let praise be given equally to women as well as men who have been distinguished in virtue.

Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.

Life just keeps unfolding, ignoring our praise or blame.

Let us praise even the slightest improvement. That inspires the other person to keep on improving.

Let your thoughts be psalms, your prayers incense, and your breath praise.

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

Lord #‎ God , I praise Your Holy Name. Let every beat of my heart be a note of love in the symphony of my life.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.

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

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 the praise nor the blame is our own.

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

Never praise your cider or your horse

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

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

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate 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 every love, but only that which has a noble purpose, is noble and worthy of praise.

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.

Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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 man is praise enough for literature. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Our praises are our wages.

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

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