Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
SenecaSandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of praise.
Mary Kay AshNone knew thee but to love thee, nor named thee but to praise
Fitz-Greene HalleckModesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
Andre MauroisVirtues are acquired through endeavour, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
NagarjunaGreat investment opportunities come around when excellent companies are surrounded by unusual circumstances that cause the stock to be misappraised.
Warren BuffettThe creative person, the person who moves from an irrational source of power, has to face the fact that this power antagonizes. Under all the superficial praise of the 'creative' is the desire to kill. It is the old war between the mystic and the nonmystic, a war to the death.
Mary SartonIt's all very well Eminem going on about Detroit. You have to be a bit braver to go around singing the praises of Lowestoft!
Justin HawkinsFor we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise (Sonnet 106)
William ShakespeareHunger is never delicate; they who are seldom gorged to the full with praise may be safely fed with gross compliments, for the appetite must be satisfied before it is disgusted.
Samuel JohnsonPraise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Pearl BuckWho cared if there was really any Being to pray to? What mattered was the sense of giving thanks and praise, the feeling of a humble and grateful heart.
Oliver SacksWhen all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed, his praises never
MontaigneFools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
John Gay'And everybody praised the Duke,
Who this great fight did win.'
'But what good came of it at last?'
Quoth little Peterkin.
'Why that I cannot tell', said he,
'But 'twas a famous victory.'
Robert SoutheyBooks that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich'Argentina are the second best side in the world... and there's no better praise than that'
Kevin KeeganPraise the Lord and pass the ammunition (At Pearl Harbour, 7 December 1941)
Howell ForgyMany a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.
J B PriestleyI believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we condemn its existence utterly and praise those who fought for its abolition - but also to express our deep sorrow that it could ever have happened and rejoice at the better times we live in today
Tony BlairHe that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy
Ben JonsonThere are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
Mary Kay AshOur high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.
T S EliotNecessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy
Joseph JoubertIn praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.
CleopatraOne should use praise to recognize what one is not.
Elias CanettiWe are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.
E M ForsterHaving the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck.
Eli WallachThat is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised me less
Louis XIV Of FranceNow God be praised, I will die in peace. (Dying words)
James WolfeAnything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Marcus AureliusFriends may be admonished privately, but praise them openly
Publilius SyrusPraise the bridge that carried you over.
George ColmanIt will take a long time for women's effect on politics to register so that we may properly appraise it.
Florence E AllenAlways remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation.
David BergYou do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand.
Leonardo Da VinciNeither blame or praise yourself.
PlutarchWonder is involuntary praise
Edward YoungThe praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.
Thomas HobbesAll people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell,
Come ye before him, and rejoice
William KetheA desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
John AdamsFriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him (Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2)
William ShakespeareHe who praises everybody, praises nobody.
Samuel JohnsonAmong the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.
Sydney SmithExperience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.
Karl MarxPraise follows truth afar off, and only overtakes her at the grave; plausibility clings to her skirts and holds her back till then
James Russell LowellIt is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.
Jean Paul RichterAn ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
Walter LandorBe thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.
Alexander PopeThere are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.
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