We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do.
— Jean Rostand
Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.
— Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Envying another's beauty will diminish your own. But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.
— Daisaku Ikeda
Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let others applaud our good deeds.
— Pope Clement I
I left Real Madrid for the same reason Di Maria did. We work hard but only others get the praise.
— Xabi Alonso
We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe.
— Jean Rostand
Sacred life;to sing,to praise, to worship, to pray, to study the Bible,to be grateful,to read,to write and to be kind to others.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praise for others is no slight to yourself. — Lacey Deaver
So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts. — Nagarjuna
God wants us to realize that the point of our practice isn't to receive the praise of others. It's to bring him glory. — Bob Kauflin
Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise. — Robert Martin
The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it. — Eric Hoffer
Those wicked creatures yet do look well-favour'd when others are more wicked; not being the worst stands in some rank of praise. — William Shakespeare
A little praise is good for a shy temper; it teaches it to rely on the kindness of others. — Walter Savage Landor
Bid a singer in a chorus, Know Thyself; and will he not turn for the knowledge to the others, his fellows in the chorus, and to his harmony with them? — Epictetus
May any praise of your character come from others instead of yourself. — Joyce Rachelle
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others. — Henry Fielding
If we regulate our conduct according to our own convictions, we may safely disregard the praise or censure of others. — Blaise Pascal
Dear God, I praise you for turning my seeds of hope into a fantastic harvest of blessings. Help me tell others of your excellent gifts. Amen. — Bethany House Publishers
We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men but from doing something worthwhile. — Wilfred Grenfell
Here, there is nothing my size. There's nobody around here to make himself the measure of everything, to praise or condemn others for their size — Haruki Murakami
Some blame themselves to extort the praise of contradiction from others. — Tryon Edwards
A good rule, for this job and many others: give praise publicly and criticism privately. The — Jonathan Kern
Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others. — Arnold Bennett
What we admire we praise; and when we praise,Advance it into notice, that its worth
Acknowledged, others may admire it too. — William Cowper
No matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however merited it is. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Praise is a debt we owe unto the virtue of others, and due unto our own from all whom malice hath not made mutes, or envy struck dumb. — Thomas Browne
