Quotes About Praise

Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers. Christian Bovee A little praise Goes a great ways.

Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.

Compliments and flattery oftenest excite my contempt by the pretension they imply; for who is he that assumes to flatter me? To compliment often implies an assumption of superiority in the complimenter. It is, in fact, a subtle detraction.

I had rather be hissed for a good verse than applauded for a bad one.

"Christ the Lord is risen today," Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.

Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself.

The only man who wasn't spoilt by being lionized was Daniel.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

Friendship is the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness unless he has the strength of character to be wicked. All other goodness is generally nothing but indolence or impotence of will.

The way of the world is to praise dead saints and persecute living ones.

A child is fed with milk and praise.

A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him.

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

I know as an aunt, you fall into the trap of turning to your niece and saying, 'you look beautiful' - because of course all children do look beautiful - but if the message they get is that is what's important and that is what gets praise, then that's not necessarily the most positive message you want them to hear.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.

no one wants to be praised for possibilities when one has submitted performances.

When you win your first Grammy, it's true, you really want to thank all the little people.

Across the board, it's infinitely more effective to praise actions that you want to encourage than to punish those you disapprove of.

If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want.

God wants to be praised for nourishing and cherishing, for He cherishes all creatures. He is not only the Creator, but He is also the Sustainer and Nourisher.

If you're bringing up kids, you just want to smother them with love and praise and enthusiasm. So I don't think you can mollycoddle your kids too much really.