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It's a poor frog that doesn't praise his own pond! - Donnie McClurkin

It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.

It's not often that you get a director, singing the praises of his executives.

It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.

It's the idea held by generations of citizens who believed that America is a constant work in progress; who believed that loving this country requires more than singing its praises or avoiding uncomfortable truths. It requires the occasional disruption, the willingness to speak out for what's right, and shake up the status quo.

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself.

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

It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.

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.

Just be quiet and accept the praise.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

Neither the praise nor the blame is our own.

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.]

Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.

Never praise your cider or your horse

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

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

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

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise.

Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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!

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.

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

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

Praise and disgrace cause fear.