Some praise me, some blame me. I go the other way.
From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue.
You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
No man can be fully efficient if he expects praise or appreciation for what he does.
Such is the love of praise, so great the anxiety for victory.
As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people.
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.
How shall we celebrate the day,When God appeared in mortal clay,The mark of worldly scorn;When the Archangel's heavenly Lays,Attempted the Redeemer's Praise,And hail'd Salvation's Morn!
Praise the beautiful for their intelligence and the intelligent for their beauty.
Careless of censure, nor too fond of fame, Still pleased to praise, yet not afraid to blame, Averse alike to flatter or offend, Not free from faults, nor yet too vain to mend.
The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.
These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I'd be a damn' fool if they weren't.
Praising people behind their back is monstrously unfair, because the one thing you can't defend yourself against is the good that people say about you.
Edify a person in advance for the positive traits you want him or her to have, and you'll find them making a concerted effort to live up to your praise.
Every economic. . . acti on must set about providing each inhabitant of the planet with the minimum wherewithal to live in dignity and freedom, with the possibility of supporting a family, educating children, praising God and developing one's own human potential.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
Brooklyn praise is half slander.
In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.
Ways of worshipping are not to be ranked as better or worse than one another. . . It's all praise, and it's all right.