Praise Quotes
People praise us behind our backs, but we hear them not; few before our faces, and who is not suspicious of the truth of such praise?
A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself, he isn't believed.
I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
Praise never gives us much pleasure unless it concur with our own opinion, and extol us for those qualities in which we chiefly excel.
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.
I always try to remember that praise and a slap on your back is only 6 inches away from a kick up the arse!
Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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.
Mere praise of peace is easy and ineffective. What is needed is acitve participation in the fight against war and everything which leads to it.
As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities.
He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
God lives in the place of praise. If we want to be where He is, we need to go to His address.
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much; Who, born for the Universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance.
Rapt into still communion that transcends The imperfect offices of prayer and praise, His mind was a thanksgiving to the power That made him; it was blessedness and love!
Authors who moan with praise for their editors always seem to reek slightly of the Stockholm syndrome.
The human mind is generally far more eager to praise or dispraise than it is to describe and define.
There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.
Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.
Whatever your life's pursuit -- art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be -- you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a life of praise.
Praise, of all things, is the most powerful excitement to commendable actions, and animates us in our enterprises.
You must ingratiate yourself with those who can help you. Flatter them to their faces. Praise them to others who will carry your words back to them.
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm.
I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.
Beloved Friends, we may well continue to praise God, for our God continues to give us causes for praise!
Praise is the beauty of a Christian. What wings are to a bird, what fruit is to the tree, what the rose is to the thorn, that is praise to a child of God.
What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!
Some praise at morning what they blame at night, but always think the last opinion right.
We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement.
The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events.
My opinion is that the best thing would be to work on till art lovers feel drawn toward it of their own accord, instead of having to praise or to explain it.
In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for.
