Quotes About Praise

To idealise: all writing is a campaign against cliche. Not just cliches of the pen but cliches of the mind and cliches of the heart. When I dispraise, I am usually quoting cliches. When I praise, I am usually quoting the opposed qualities of freshness, energy and reverberation of voice.

Praise" that uses only "upbeat" songs can be extremely destructive to worshipers because it denies the reality of doubts concerning God, the hiddenness of God, and the feelings of abandonment by God that cloud believers going through difficult times.

The same singularly proud and reserved nature which turned away with disdain from popular notoriety was capable of being moved to its depths by spontaneous wonder and praise from a friend.

Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo Ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplor in arca.

If you stroke a cat, it will purr; and, as inevitably, if you praise a man, a sweet expression of delight will appear on his face; and even though the praise is a palpable lie, it will be welcome, if the matter is one on which he prides himself.

Our greatest pleasure consists in being admired; but those who admire us, even if they have every reason to do so, are slow to express their sentiments. Hence, he is the happiest man who, no matter how, manages sincerely to admire himself — so long as other people leave him alone.

Her gratitude was immense and flattering

I was drunk from the attention

Hell, I suppose if you stick around long enough they have to say something nice about you.

The censure of fools or knaves," he would remind his wife, "is applause.

No longer bound by fear, how high can we soar? How deep can we dive? How much delight can we experience? Yes, there will be sorrow too—it's a part of the deal—but life gets the final word. Life. Life always gets the final word. Every single time. Forever. Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name!

Counterintuitively, self-hatred is one of the leading symptoms of clinical narcissism. Only by telling yourself and the world how much you hate yourself can you receive the reliable shower of praise and admiration in response that you feel you deserve Ã¢â'¬Â¦ 

La imitación es la forma más sincera de halago.

I have been praised and criticised, but never ignored.

Plums deify.

We can please God by his power.

I feel thankful to the faithful God.

Great is the glory of God.

My soul sings joyful praise to the Holy one.

You're the best in me!

The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.

The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.