Quotes About Praise

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart! (Psalm 32:11)

My girl was mad and I loved her. Upon a night, she read my poetry; and kissing me madly she cried, 'You are a genius, my love!' To which I replied, 'My girl,' whispering, 'Every doctor in this land with a prescription pad is more of a genius than I.

To seek the love of those who have fully entered into communion with God, who are at one with His will and filled with His grace, is a natural expression of the life of faith. But in addition to the appeal, praise takes a prominent place, rejoicing at the devout and noble lives of the saints, their deeds and victory, and at the divine guidance manifested in them. They are the witnesses to redemption.

Everybody needs a pat on the back occasionally, even if it is self-inflicted.

But popularity is no guarantee of truth, and human flattery does not bring God's approval. Sadness lies ahead for those who chase after the crowd's praise rather than God's truth.

Promise from God | EPHESIANS 1:4-6 | Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. . . . This what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.

Those who die in the LORD will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy!

Glorify God, not yourself.

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.

Salmo 30 ("Senhor meu Deus, clamei a ti, e tu me saraste. Senhor, fizeste subir a minha alma da sepultura; conservaste-me a vida para que não descesse ao abismo").

Hak ettiÄŸi bir övgünün önce kendisinden esirgendiÄŸini, ard?ndan kendisine cömert bir armaÄŸan gibi sunulduÄŸunu görüp de sinirlenmeyecek biri var m?d?r, bilemiyorum.

it will earn neither the esteem of the grave nor the love of the frivolous, who are the two highest columns of opinion.

It takes two to make a very great career: the man who is great, and the man--almost rarer--who is great enough to see greatness and say so.

To be envied for your giftedness is better than to be accepted for your untalentedness.

Learn to wait on the Lord! That will help you to walk your pathway in life in the power and glory of God.

The aim and the result of faithful, fruitful, and fulfilling service is to make God famous.

Appreciate success and status thy will bestow.

Praise is the symbol which represents sympathy, and which the mind insensibly substitutes for its recollection and language.

Such actions are beyond praise: it is the perfume of such sweet and noble human sympathy that makes this wild beasts' cage a world habitable for men.

I don't want you to praise me...Some praise me because I am a colored girl, and I don't want that kind of praise. I had rather you would point out my defects, for that will teach me something.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

No one tells me better stories, he assured me. I was aware of the point at which a compliment becomes a trap, because you are expected to keep doing the thing you are praised for; resentment will follow when you stop.