Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you, nor judge of a road till it draw to the end.
Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise.
By weaker accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice doth raise?
Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.
Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.
I learned that people like my work because I praise things that others don't like.
He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public; he that hisses in malice or sport, is an oppressor and a robber.
Mankind is divided into two classes: those who, being artificial, praise nature, and those who, being natural, praise art.
Worship leaders, let's choose to praise rather than perform when leading.
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
Priestly stewardship suggests that creation is not just for us, that it has purpose independent of the uses we can make of it. All of creation-human and nonhuman alike-exists ultimately for God and to the praise of God.
People blush at praise--not only praise of their bodies, but praise of anything that is theirs.
The Candor sing the praises of the truth, but they never tell you how much it costs.
When you praise someone you call yourself his equal.
Just be quiet and accept the praise.
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
We ought to make the moments notes Of happy glad Thanksgiving; The hours and days, a silent praise Of music we are living.
The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyranny is one of them. No one ever wrote a good book in praise of the Inquisition.
To say a thing is natural is to condone it, never to praise it.