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Quotes About Praise

Praying my story gives God glory!
~ Caryl McAdoo
Thou hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, — a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
~ George Herbert
I will complain, yet praise; I will bewail, approve: And all my sowre-sweet dayes I will lament, and love.
~ George Herbert
I live to shew his power, who once did bring My joyes to weep, and now my griefs to sing
~ George Herbert
A tried stedfast woman is the one jewel of the sex. She points to her husband like the sunflower; her love illuminates him; she lives in him, for him; she testifies to his worth; she drags the world to his feet; she leads the chorus of his praises; she justifies him in his own esteem. Surely there is not on earth such beauty!
~ George Meredith
It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning.
~ George Orwell
As Paul views the plan of salvation, he sets forth a mighty doxology in Romans 11:33–36. All he can do is praise God for all that He has done.
~ George R. Knight
A shadow on the wall," Varys murmured, "yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow." Tyrion smiled. "Lord Varys, I am growing strangely fond of you. I may kill you yet, but I think I'd feel sad about it." "I will take that as high praise.
~ George R.R. Martin
or maybe people just like to overpraise a famous name.
~ George R.R. Martin
Los padres tienden a prestar mayor atención a sus hijos cuando tienen un mal comportamiento que cuando hacen las cosas de manera correcta. En general, los niños están mucho más sujetos a las críticas que a los elogios y esto quizá tenga un efecto negativo sobre su autoimagen y seguridad propia. Los niños necesitan más reforzamiento positivo.
~ Gerald Newmark
Psalm 19:1 declares: "The heavens proclaim the glory of God; the sky declares His handiwork.
~ Gerald Schroeder
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you.
~ Bible
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! O wise young judge, how I do honor thee!
~ William Shakespeare
Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.
~ Lady Marguerite Blessington
There are two things that people want more than sex and money- recognition and praise.
~ Mary Kay Ash
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
~ Mary Kay Ash
There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.
~ Selma Lagerlöf
What you praise you increase.
~ Catherine Ponder
We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.
~ Cicero
To hear how special and wonderful we are is endlessly enthralling.
~ Gail Sheehy
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment.
~ Pietro Aretino
Response to clapping: "Thank you for ovating."
~ Anonymous
In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town.
~ Horace
Envy is a kind of praise.
~ John Gay