Praise Quotes
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It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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I do not speak of what I cannot praise.
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The readers and the hearers like my books, And yet some writers cannot them digest; But what care I? for when I make a feast, I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks.
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But stories that live longest Are sung above the glass, And Parnell loved his country And Parnell loved his lass.
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Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove.
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The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.
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There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.
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When people praise you, don't let it go to your head. When they criticize you, don't let it go to your heart.
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The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
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Praise and disgrace cause fear.
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I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling
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With faint praises one another damn.
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The humblest praise most, while cranks & malcontents praise least. Praise almost seems to be inner health made audible
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Alas, we are the victims of advertisement. Those who taste the joys and sorrows of fame when they have passed forty, know how to look after themselves. They know what is concealed beneath the flowers, and what the gossip, the calumnies, and the praise are worth. But as for those who win fame when they are twenty, they know nothing, and are caught up in the whirlpool.
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I praise loudly. I blame softly.
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Praise God we don't have to hide scars
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We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement.
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God can say to His believers, 'I am divine and human,' and His believers can reply, 'Praise You, Lord. You are divine and human, and we are human and divine.'
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Do not praise an undeserving man because of his riches.
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We say of the oak, How grand of girth! Of the willow we say, How slender! And yet to the soft grass clothing the earth How slight is the praise we render.
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Why did the ancients praise the Way? Did they not say it was because you find what you seek and are saved from your wrongdoings?
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It is usually in better taste to praise an isolated action or a production of genius, than a man's character as a whole.
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Someone said: "I have been prejudiced against myself from my earliest childhood: hence I find some truth in all blame and some stupidity in all praise. I generally estimate praise too poorly and blame too highly.
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I always try to remember that praise and a slap on your back is only 6 inches away from a kick up the arse!
