Quotes about Praise

21 quotes about Praise

O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about praise

The chief ingredients in the composition of those...

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Quote by Joseph Addison about praise

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Quote by Aristotel about 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.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about praise

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to...

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about praise

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about praise

But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality.

Quote by John Thomas Flynn about praise

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.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about praise

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.

Quote by Billy Joel about praise

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his...

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.

Quote by Juvenal about praise

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.

Quote by Satchel Paige about praise

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.

Quote by Thomas Paine about praise

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be...

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale about praise

We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we...

We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

Quote by William Penn about praise

Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough...

Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.

Quote by Thomas Stearns Eliot about praise

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more...

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey about praise

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame....

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

Quote by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart about praise

From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's...

From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue.

Quote by Isaac Watts about praise

Now Now being in my old age I am looking To find the vivid spirit, to praise my death Autumn is near, the final winter And spring returns greedy. RightWords Translation

Quote by Miron Kiropol about praise

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham about praise

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