Praise Quotes - Page 5

Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

Everybody keeps calling for Excellence - excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: "Elitism!" And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. "Standing out" is undemocratic.

Creatures inveterately wrong in their inductions have a pathetic but praise-worthy tendency to die before reproducing their kind.

Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins to be incredulous.

. . .the larger the crowd, the more probable that that which it praises is folly, and the more improbable that it is truth; and the most improbable of all that it is any eternal truth.

Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise.

One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . .

When we complain about our current situation, we remain in it; when we praise God in the midst of difficulty, He raises us out of it.

It is only the goodness of God sensibly experienced by us which opens our mouth to celebrate His praise.

There is power in corporate fasting and power in corporate praise.

The nature of how we are as human beings is that we're much more interested in being critical rather than praising something.

What you praise you increase.

Too much praise cannot be bestowed on those who managed my artillery.

And the Bible is not primarily a book of history. It is "His story," the story of God.

Praise in public; criticize in private.

The one who praises you is a thief. The one who criticizes you is your true friend.

Make it a habit to praise the horse when the horse yields.

Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved.

I am not afraid of praise, for I have practiced it on myself.

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.

It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.

Pansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies, Let them live upon their praises.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.