Quotes about Praise
What you applaud you encourage, but beware what you celebrate...
— Ravi Zacharias
Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare, more apt to slacken virtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise.
— John Milton
He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.
— Thomas a Kempis
We bow our heads before Thee, and we laud, And magnify thy name Almighty God! But man is thy most awful instrument, In working out a pure intent.
— William Wordsworth
He's my man, he was great.
— George W. Bush
I consider it an indubitable mark of mean-spiritedness and pitiful vanity to court applause from the pen or tongue of man.
— George Washington
It is the root of all religion that a man knows that he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something.
— GK Chesterton
Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.
— Pope John Paul II
When the Christian praises and gives thanks to God, this not only pleases God, but it enriches the Christian's life with joy. It is a reciprocating transaction between God and man.
— Rick Warren
Angels contented with their face in heaven, seek not the praise of men.
— John Milton
To withhold deserved praise lest it should make its object conceited is as dishonest as to withhold payment of a just debt lest your creditor should spend the money badly.
— George Bernard Shaw
The early morning hour should be dedicated to praise: do not the birds set us the example?
— Charles Spurgeon