When we complain, we remain. When we whine, we stay behind. When we praise, we raise.
When we complain about our current situation, we remain in it; when we praise God in the midst of difficulty, He raises us out of it.
Those who are truly wise will remain unmoved by feelings of happiness and suffering, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, gain and loss.They will remain calm like the eye of a hurricane.
We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see.
The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; they do not complain of evil, but increase justice; they do not complain of heresy, but increase faith; they do not complain of ignorance, but increase wisdom.
Praise the sea, on shore remain.
Praise the sea; on shore remain.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him, all creatures here below! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.
The humblest praise most, while cranks & malcontents praise least. Praise almost seems to be inner health made audible
As long as we complain, we remain stuck in our problems. But a thankful attitude brings deliverance and makes God smile.
Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.
I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.
People blush at praise--not only praise of their bodies, but praise of anything that is theirs.
Praise is nothing that accumulates. Praise is a sequence, especially if you've toiled for a long time. Praise does not pile up. So in a way, you can't get too much. I don't consider it to be a quantity that you can measure by volume.
I kid my friends who are golfers, and I say, 'If you ever hear me complain, hit me in the butt with a putter' because I have no reason to complain. Even on days when you don't like what you see in the paper, I have no reason to complain.