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The old man had often praised his strength. He had always been generous in his praise. It was all he had to give. — Anonymous

Now, God be praised, that to believing souls gives light in darkness, comfort in despair. — William Shakespeare

Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will. — Lactantius

I may be wrong, but it seems rare in our age to find a widely praised person whose own mouth is not the source of that praise. — Giacomo Leopardi

The love of Christ is not a pretend love. It is not a greeting-card love. It is not the kind of love that is praised in popular music and movies. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Perhaps every time anyone is praised it means that someone else somewhere is going to be ignored — Margaret Mahy

I know a man who, when he saw a woman of striking beauty, praised the Creator for her. The sight of her lit within him the love of God. — John Climacus

He is praised by some, blamed by others. — Horace

You great benefactors, sprinkle our society with thankfulness. For your own gifts, make yourselves praised: — William Shakespeare

Marker be praised," said Harmon. And then he added, "Altman be praised. — B.K. Evenson

To be ridiculed for your genius is better than to be praised for your mediocrity. — Matshona Dhliwayo

None of us are so much praised or censured as we think. — Charles Caleb Colton

Integrity is praised and then left out in the cold. — Junius

No one wants to be praised for possibilities when one has submitted performances. — Sylvia Townsend Warner

They had praised him for his vigor, his stamina, and his big cock, and they hadn't asked for anything more. — Lisa Kleypas

Nobody will ever tell you who praised you but everybody would like to be the first to tell you who criticized you. — Amit Abraham

The humblest, and at the same time most balanced and capacious, praised most, while the crank, misfits and malcontents praised least. — C.S. Lewis

Excellence is praised." "Praise inspires excellence. — Kristen Heitzmann

Nobody gets praised for the right reasons. — Diana Wynne Jones

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Usually we praise only to be praised. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Success causes us to be more praised than known. — Philibert Joseph Roux

A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still waters. — William Cowper

If anything I was probably loved and praised too much as a child. I think that's why I can't accept any compliments. — Max Winkler

Truly, whoever possesses little is that much less possessed: praised be a little poverty! — Friedrich Nietzsche

I would have praised you more if you had praised me less. — Louis XVI Of France

Of what am I guilty," once exclaimed Antisthenes, "that I should be praised? — Diogenes Laertius

Good books get praised, bad books get praised. Good books get ignored, bad books get ignored — Vikram Seth

When we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of being no longer alive. — Jean De La Bruyere

Be praised, O my Lord by Brother Wind, By air and cloud and every clime To whom Thou givest sustenance unto their kind. — Francis Of Assisi

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Praised be the good willing women who understand and take part in the fun
the body is an exacting beater, and even the heart is made of flesh. — Franz Grillparzer

I made friends with a lot of those who could have criticized me in print and who didn't, who praised me instead. — Charles Kuralt

When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to look at the work I had thought slightly of, and that day I made nothing new. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804

He who has always spared himself much will in the end become sickly of so much consideration. Praised be what hardens! — Friedrich Nietzsche

I fear I have praised you too much too soon. Will I lose you in your shame of believing that you can never be what I think you are? — Kate McGahan

Shakespeare has been praised in English more than anything mortal except poetry itself. Fame exhausts thought in his eulogy. — George Edward Woodberry

It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature. — Ben Jonson

Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised. — Gautama Buddha

I don't think it ever occurred to me before how much and how often women are praised for displaying traits that basically render them invisible. — Shonda Rhimes

One grows accustomed to being praised, or being blamed, or being advised, but it is unusual to be understood. — E. M. Forster

Child that is a beautiful note," the chief justice praised her, "but the next time you write your title, add an O to the countess. — Patricia Grasso

Proverbs 31:30: Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. — Matt Chandler

I finished 'Heartsick' with my daughter asleep in her bassinet by my desk, a feat that any new mother will tell you cannot be sufficiently praised. — Chelsea Cain

Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure. — Francis Of Assisi

None can be pleased without praise, and few can be praised without falsehood. — Samuel Johnson

Integrity is praised, and starves. — Juvenal

I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised. — Dean Smith

Wise man doesn't need to be praised like one.
It can reduce the guts of him to be a better man. — Toba Beta

I like to here my own sex praised but not the other. — Marjorie Fleming

At the end of meditation period we always bow and we touch our head to the floor and say "Buddha's name be praised." — Frederick Lenz

How unfortunate that sailing was one of the few occupations where a man could be praised for failing, so long as he did it bravely. — Alexandra Bracken

If we happen to be praised on account of qualities which we formerly despised, our estimation of those qualities immediately rises. — Giacomo Leopardi

You were praised for humility by people because you did not make them feel any more lacking than they already did. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

As the proverb says, "a good beginning is half the business" and "to have begun well" is praised by all. — Plato

Nowhere in the Gospels is intelligence praised as a virtue. — Marilyn Manson

A legendary horse is praised not for its strength, but for its Integrity. — Confucius

My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would get above myself. — Mem Fox

Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round. — Edmund Waller

Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised. — Laozi

We often make use of envenomed praise, that reveals on the rebound, as it were, defects in those praised which we dare not exposeany other way. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Praised be the fathomless universe, for life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious. — Walt Whitman

It is awkward to listen to oneself being praised, and I was always a shy man. — H. Rider Haggard

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. — John C. Maxwell

Dawn. Another day is given us, R'hllor be praised. — George R R Martin

When the fig-tree stood without fruit no one looked at it. Wishing by producing this fruit be praised by men, it was bent and broken by them. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Let us be honest
we have praised Angulimala,
will make no difference
If you convey my salute to Amrapali. — Suman Pokhrel

Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs. — Francis Of Assisi

There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. — Charles Caleb Colton

If to the viewer's eyes, my world appears less beautiful than his, I'm to be pitied and the viewer praised. — Rockwell Kent

God created the world to be praised on the subtle nature of his existence. — Kedar Joshi

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong. — Francis Of Assisi

The Greek poets had praised virtue as taking several specific forms: wisdom; courage; moderation; justice; and piety. — Melissa Lane

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. — Socrates

The decay of society is praised by artists as the decay of a corpse is praised by worms. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

People flourish if they're praised. — Richard Branson

Some of the writers I've praised are Sara Paretsky, Val McDermid, Elisabeth George and Minette Walters. Strangely enough, almost all are women. — Stieg Larsson

Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever. — Anna Lindh

Being able to make friends and keep them, welcoming others and sharing with them, a guide, philosopher and friend. One like this will be praised. — Gautama Buddha

I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells. — Gail Sheehy

1CH16.25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. — Anonymous

It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment. — Bernard Of Clairvaux

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair. — Francis Of Assisi

When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that in. I got praised for my imagination. — Ahmet Zappa

So next time your selflessness is praised in front of others, beware: making sacrifices for others makes it easier for them to sacrifice you. — Daniel M. Wegner

Whenever you are being praised, remember it is not you who is being praised but Christ, to whom all praise belongs. — Martin Luther

Jesus loved, praised, and rewarded one thing: desperation for God that superseded decorum. — Mark Batterson

I do not doubt that we would become more useful if we praised God more, and others would join us, for they would see that God has blessed us. — Charles Spurgeon

God is the one to be praised, not our transformation. — Tullian Tchividjian

I think even though he [Nelson Mandela] was feted and praised as he was, he always was at pains to say, I'm a human being. — Kumi Naidoo

When you're a monster, you are thanked and praised for not being a monster. — Kristin Cashore

Kids praised for effort complete 50 percent more hard math problems than kids praised for intelligence. — John Medina

Praised be I, writing, dead already and
dead again — Jack Kerouac

My loneliness was born when men praised my talkative faults and blamed my silent virtues. — Kahlil Gibran

Now God be praised, I will die in peace. — James Wolfe

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Some people have food, but no appetite; others have an appetite, but no food. I have both. The Lord be praised. — Oliver Cromwell

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little. — Oliver Goldsmith