Quotes About Praise

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

Yes, Eleanor loathed herself and yet required praise, which she then never believed.

For say what you will of lovers there's nothing so flattering to female vanity as the praise of a husband, because it is universally considered a more difficult matter to retain affection than to win it.

N?i s? b? lên án ? con ng??i c?ng l?n nh? vi?c khao khát ???c tán th??ng.

Any God worth worshipping should prefer honest anger to hypocritical praise.

Let us resolve: First, to attain the grace of silence; second, to deem all fault finding that does no good a sin; third, to practice the grade and virtue of praise.

To win one Moonman is amazing, to win two is incredible.

They said, "Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise." (Surat al-Baqara, 32)

Praise from people I respect can get me through times of no money better than money can get me through times of no praise.

Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all.

Love your children with all your hearts, love them enough to discipline them before it is too late. ... Praise them for important things, even if you have to stretch them a bit. Praise them a lot. They live on it like bread and butter and they need it more than bread and butter.

Affirming others isn't 'flattering' them—it's when you genuinely and consistently acknowledge their efforts and accomplishments, both large and small. Make affirmation a habit and watch what happens!

Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood. The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.

A story in the Talmud relates that after the Israelites had safely crossed the Red Sea,* they sang a song of praise to God, but when the angels sought to join the triumphant paean, God thundered: "You shall not sing while my other children [the Egyptians] are drowning.

To be quite honest with you, I haven't known many Christians as articulate as you.

I bless the hoss from hoof to head - From head to hoof, and tale to mane! - I bless the hoss, as I have said, From head to hoof, and back again!

You looked pretty good out there," she said, smiling up at him. "A little like a tasty seal, but I didn't see any hungry sharks.

Admiration.

134: 3-verse, all-purpose psalm: 1) Praise G. 2) Lift up your hands. 3) Be blessed. Would that religion were always this simple.

A dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God. — MARTIN LUTHER

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

But he recommended the books which charmed her leisure hours, he encouraged her taste, and corrected her judgment; he made reading useful by talking to her of what she read, and heightened its attraction by judicious praise.

Every thing he did was right. Every thing he said was clever. If their evenings at the park included cards, he cheated himself and all the rest of the party to get her a good hand.