Praise Quotes

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.

We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

Praise the young and they will flourish.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the centre of the world.

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.

There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.

Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved.

Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain than the virtuous.

It is a sign of a creeping inner death when we no longer can praise the living.

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

He who praises you for what you lack wishes to take from you what you have.

Such praise coming from so degraded a source, was degrading to me, its recipient.

Their silence is sufficient praise.

The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a "but".

Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand.

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