Praise Quotes
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. If you reject it you are unhappy, if you accept it you are undone.
A little praise is good for a shy temper; it teaches it to rely on the kindness of others.
What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.
He, who praises you for what you have not, wishes to take from you what you have.
Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.
Half-uttered praise is to the curious mind, as to the eye half-veiled beauty is, more precious than the whole.
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.
There speaks the man of truly noble ways, Who will not listen to the words of praise. In modesty averse, and with deaf ears, He acts as though the others were his peers.
We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.
We are here to bring to consciousness the beauty and power that are around us and to praise the people who are here with us.
What does the divine sufferer (Jesus) demand from us? Only our faith, our love, our grateful praise, our consecrated hearts and lives. Is that too much to ask?
If they would, for Example, praise the Beauty of a Woman, or any other Animal, they describe it by Rhombs, Circles, Parallelograms, Ellipses, and other geometrical terms.
When you hear that your neighbor or friend has reproached you in your absence or presence, then show love and praise him.
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their conviction. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their convictions.
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you, nor judge of a road till it draw to the end.
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale.
I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely above it.
Whatever you don't turn into praise turns into pride.
It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.
Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing?
I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.
The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.
She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love.
I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.