Praise Quotes
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I have always hated biography, and more especially, autobiography. If biography, the writer invariably finds it necessary to plaster the subject with praises, flattery and adulation and to invest him with all the Christian graces. If autobiography, the same plan is followed, but the writer apologizes for it.
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The most common disguise of Envy is in praise of what is subordinate.
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Praise thyself never.
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Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.
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But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
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Praise and blame alike mean nothing. No, delightful as the pastime of measuring may be, it is the most futile of all occupations, and to submit to the decrees of the measurers the most servile of attitudes.
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The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
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I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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Surely, if life is good, it is good throughout its substance; we cannot separate men's activities from women's and say, these are worthy of praise and these unworthy.
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We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.
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Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
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Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.
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Competition of praise inclineth to a reverence of antiquity. For men contend with the living, not with the dead.
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There's no praise or acknowledgment paid to women who raise the babies.
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The highest thoughts are those which are least dependent on language, and the dignity of any composition and praise to which it is entitled are in exact proportion to its dependency of language or expression.
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There's no weapon that slays its victim so surely if well aimed as praise.
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What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.
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Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.
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Which can say more than this rich praise, that you alone are you?
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To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven.
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Praise your children openly, reprove them secretly.
