Praise Quotes - Page 27

• It is of no small commendation to manage a little well. To live well in abundance is the praise of the estate, not of the person. I will study more how to give a good account of my little, than how to make it more.

  Joseph Hall

  Giving, Littles, Study

  Joseph Hall (1837). “The Works of Joseph Hall: Devotional works; Miscellaneous theology”, p.58

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• Doesn't the world need the painter's praise anymore?

  Randall Jarrell

  Needs, World, Painter

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• Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

  Joseph Joubert

  May, Innocent, Doubtful

  Joseph Joubert (1896). “Pensées of Joubert”

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• Terrible times in which priests no longer merit the praise of poets and in which poets have not yet begun to be priests.

  Jose Marti

  Poetry, Merit, Terrible Times

  Jose Marti's remarks on "El Poema de Niágara" of Pérez Bonalde, 1883.

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• Praise be to Nero's Neptune The Titanic sails at dawn And everybody's shouting "Which Side Are You On?" And Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot Fighting in the captain's tower While calypso singers laugh at them And fishermen hold flowers.

  Bob Dylan

  Flower, Fighting, Sea

  'Desolation Row' (1965 song)

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• Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end. Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne, By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone. Great in itself, not praises of the crowd, Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud. Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above, By which those great in war, are great in love. The spring of all brave acts is seated here, As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.

  George Farquhar

  Courage, War, Spring

  William. II Congreve William Wycherley (John Vanbrugh and Farquhar George), William. II Wycherley, William Congreve, George Farquhar, John Vanbrugh (1840). “Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by Leigh Hunt. - London, Moxon 1840”, p.485

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• Let me say that the credit belongs to the boys in the back rooms. It isn't the man who sits in the limelight like me who should have the praise.

  Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook

  Boys, Men, Should Have

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• Let me tell you how the French seduce you. They are the most bloody seductive people on Earth. They are charming, they are well-mannered and they praise and flatter you.

  Anita Roddick

  People, Seductive, Earth

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• Begin now, as you read these words, as you sit in your chair, to offer your whole selves, utterly and in joyful abandon, in quiet, glad surrender to Him who is within. In secret ejaculations of praise, turn in humble wonder to the Light, faint though it may be.

  Thomas Raymond Kelly

  Humble, Light, Self

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• The widow cries out at the door, The light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with his death. So cry out, O soul brides of the Husband Lord, and dwell on the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.

  Guru Nanak

  Mother, Husband, Light

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• Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from Thee. From the wicked foe defend me. At the hour of my death call me. And bid me come to Thee. That with Thy saints I may praise Thee For ever and ever. Amen.

  Ignatius of Loyola

  Jesus, Passion, Blood

  Saint Ignatius (of Loyola) (1951). “The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: A New Translation Based on Studies in the Language of the Autograph”

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• My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

  David

  Thanksgiving, Religious, Heart

  King David of Israel, “Psalm 57: I Will Cry Unto God Most High”

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• Unless we are really trusting Him, where does the praise come in? This peace the Savior gives is not an artificial one. It is so deep that even the devil can't disturb it. You can't hear things in the Spirit while you have any turmoil or fear in you. You can't take a shade of fear into the presence of God.

  Rees Howells

  Trusting Him, Giving, Devil

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• I desire to bless and praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel Light where the glorious tidings of a Saviour and of pardon and salvation through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears.

  Robert Treat Paine

  Names, Light, Land

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• When someone compliments you, listen, but don't believe it. Praise or blame are immaterial. You know what you are.

  Frederick Lenz

  Believe, Humility, Buddhism

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• I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Humility, Fighting, Acceptance

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• Be who you are nothing more nothing less, and let the beauty that you love be the very best. Sing praises to the highest with your feet on the ground, and reach for your brother with the words that you sound, and don't let mistakes be so monumental, and don't let your love be so confidential, and don't let your mind be so darn judgmental, and please let your heart be more influential. Be thankful for all the Spirit provides, And be thankful for all that you can see without eyes, Give thanks to music that keeps us alive, And give thanks to all DJs worldwide.

  Michael Franti

  Brother, Mistake, Eye

  FaceBook post by Michael Franti and Spearhead from Oct 19, 2015

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• There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Scoundrels, Given, Occasions

  Theodore Roosevelt (1952). “The Big Stick, 1905-1909”

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• The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into the landscape, lacking the will to act for themselves.

  Richard Bode

  Criticism, Shadow, Different

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• Perhaps you went to bed last night thinking about the overdue bills, the lack of finances, the problematic people and situations you have to face. This morning you woke up. Did you give thanks? If you didn't, it is probably because you forgot that when praise goes up, the blessings come down. That should be enough to inspire you to be thankful.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Morning, Blessing, Night

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from May 07, 2016

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• Everybody keeps calling for Excellence - excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: "Elitism!" And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. "Standing out" is undemocratic.

  Jacques Barzun

  Excellence, Calling, Excellent

  "Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning" by Jacques Barzun, ("Schooling No Mystery"), 1991.

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• You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.

  Evan Esar

  Doctors, Giving, Judging

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• An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.

  Evan Esar

  Men, Actors, Infinite

  Evan Esar (1978). “The Comic Encyclopedia: A Library of the Literature and History of Humor Containing Thousands of Gags, Sayings, and Stories”, Doubleday Books

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• Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun; Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Flower, Night, Hymns

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

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• What is Friendship? Something deep That the heart can spend and keep: Wealth that greatens while we give, Praise that heartens us to live.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Friendship, Heart, Giving

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The works of Henry Van Dyke”

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