Best 734 quotes in «praise quotes» category

The moral I draw is that the writer should seek his reward in the pleasure of his work and in release from the burden of thought; and, indifferent to aught else, care nothing for praise or censure, failure or success.

The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.

The most common disguise of Envy is in praise of what is subordinate.

The one who knows himself isn't deceived by either praise or criticism.

The only praise I would like and treasure is the promotion of the activities to which my life is dedicated.

The muse does not allow the praise-de-serving here to die: she enthrones him in the heavens.

The picture waits for my verdict; it is not to command me, but I am to settle its claim to praise.

The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.

The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

The praise of injudicious friends frequently fosters bad mannerisms.

The present eye praises the present object.

The only time people do not like praise is when too much of it is going toward someone else.

The praise of a fool is incense to the wisest of us . . .

The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.

The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have not endeavored to deserve well in vain.

There are entire congregations who worship praise and praise worship but who have not yet learned to praise and worship God in Jesus Christ.

The reason why I praise the lion is because the lion is the king of the jungle.

Therefore we examine with considerable diligence the consensus of the true, learned, and purer antiquity, and we love and praise the testimonies of the fathers which agree with the Scripture.

There are many, many angels, more than there are human beings. They stand before the throne of God and praise Him. At the same time, they are among us, with us. Angels are real. And they are here.

There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.

There is no intolerance in the world so great as the intolerance of tolerance, and no bigotry so excessive as the bigotry of the image breaker. To praise the devil is second nature. To praise God is an education.

There is a tendency among some businesses to criticize and belittle their competitors. This is a bad procedure. Praise them. Learn from them. There are times when you can co-operate with them to their advantage and to yours! Speak well of them and they will speak well of you. You can't destroy good ideas. Take advantage of them.

There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you.

There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.

There is not a person we employ who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience.

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

There is power in corporate fasting and power in corporate praise.

There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.

There's no praise or acknowledgment paid to women who raise the babies.

There's nothing people can't contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors.  I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

The time for universal praise is sure to come some day. Let us begin to do our part now.

The ungodly are not half so restrained in their blasphemy as we are in our praise.

The rose that all are praising Is not the rose for me.

The villain's censure is extorted praise.

They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame.

They gave me star treatment when I was making a lot of money. But I was just as good when I was poor.

Those who are in a state of salvation are to attribute it to sovereign grace alone, and to give all the praise to Him who maketh them to differ from others.

Those who praise themselves do not prevail.

The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.

The work praises the man.

Though strength be wanting, the will to action Merits praise.

Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.

Too much praise cannot be bestowed on those who managed my artillery.

To praise is an investment in happiness.

Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.

To praise one thing is not to damn another.

To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view.