Praise Quotes
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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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Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
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The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.
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If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness and all perfection, he must tell you to make a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you.
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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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When you win, everything is everything. But when you lose, it's all about Allen Iverson and Larry Brown. When we win, I know that I get the praise and Larry Brown gets the praise, but when we lose, it's on me and Larry Brown. That's something that I have to learn to accept and deal with.
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What you praise you increase.
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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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Praise is the reflection of virtue.
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Praise and disgrace cause fear.
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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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Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove.
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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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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.
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I do not speak of what I cannot praise.
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You tend to feel very hurt when people attack you and feel indifferent when you get praise. You think, 'Of course they like it. They should like it.'
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Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.
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Politics deserves much praise. Politics is a preoccupation of free men, and its existence is a test of freedom. The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.
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There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.
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I praise loudly. I blame softly.
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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 hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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With faint praises one another damn.
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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.
