Top 1200 Praise God Quotes & Sayings - Page 16

If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism.

Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation.

A bard whom there were none to praise, And very few to read.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it.

Your saying 'I do not understand you' is praise beyond my worth, and an insult you do not deserve.

Honesty, by evil fortune tried, Finds in adversity the seed of praise.

The deafest man can hear praise, and is slow to think any an excess.

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

Life just keeps unfolding, ignoring our praise or blame.

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.

The highest panegyric, therefore, that private virtue can receive, is the praise of servants.

Be careful, dear friends, that you do not misrepresent God yourselves. You who murmur; you who say that God deals hardly with you, you give God an ill character; when you look so melancholy, worldlings say, "The religion of Jesus is intolerable;" and so you stain the honor of God.

There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.

It's a poor frog that doesn't praise his own pond! - Donnie McClurkin

There's no praise for scoring a fight right, just criticism for one you get wrong.

I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." This is such a reassuring thing. The world is in God's hands; it is his world. We sinners have messed things up and the amount of human division and cruelty is so terrible, but fortunately God is God.

I'll never praise myself, because I think there's always improvement to be made.

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

In essence, sin is all that is in opposition to God. Sin defies God; it violates His character, His law, and His covenant. It fails, as Martin Luther put it, to 'let God be God.' Sin aims to dethrone God and strives to place someone or something else upon His rightful throne.

Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.

The pair of opposites do not effect a yogi - neither praise nor insult.

It's always nice to be praised, and insofar as a prize is a form of praise, you're glad when you get it.

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.

All praise to the masters indeed, but we too could produce a Kant or a Hugo.

I will only praise someone who can't take anything away from me.

If we would have God in the closet, God must have us out of the closet. There is no way of praying to God, but by living to God.

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

It seems like when I don't talk so much, people praise my performances more.

You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.

The recognition and praise from Guardiola, a coach so important to world football, is spectacular.

It is true that I receive a lot of praise and that is flattering. But I try not to let it affect me.

In my more lucid moments I know that God is right here, right now; that God is the luminous mystery at the heart of creation and that God is here in the joys and sorrows of the world. And I try to see God in everything and treat all life with reverence.

ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER.

Worship leaders, let's choose to praise rather than perform when leading.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.

In spite of the way many people are turning away from God, not for other gods, but for no god; in spite of the mess we are making of this beautiful Planet Earth which God has given us, God still loves the world.

Let us see that we keep God before our eyes; that we walk in His ways and seek to please and glorify Him in everything, great and small. Depend upon it, God's work, done in God's way, will never lack God's supplies.

Human beings cannot probe the mind of God by asking themselves what they would do if they were God. They are men and not God. And if they are virtuous men, they will wait for God to reveal himself under conditions of his own choosing.

Everyone loves winners. You look for things to praise with those you believe in.

Too much praise cannot be bestowed on those who managed my artillery.

I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this.

Praise is the mode of love which always has some element of joy in it.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding.

When you sit down to paint or draw, you form yourself into a posture of praise

And the reason is found in the first lie - the lie which you hold as the truth about God - that God cannot be trusted; that God's love cannot be depended upon; that God's acceptance of you is conditional; that the ultimate outcome is thus in doubt. For if you cannot depend on God's love to always be there, on whose love can you depend? If God retreats and withdraws when you do not perform properly, will not mere mortals also?

People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.

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

When someone compliments you, listen, but don't believe it. Praise or blame are immaterial. You know what you are.

It's not easy to sit and trust that in solitude God will speak to you - not as a magical voice but that God will let you know something gradually over the years. And in that word from God you will find the inner place from which to live your life. Solitude is where spiritual ministry begins. That's where Jesus listened to God. That's where we listen to God.

Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.

Better to be despised, then, than to be ignored; or damned with condescending praise.

I surrender my anxiety and my sense of urgency. I allow God to guide me in the pacing of my life. I open my heart to God's timing. I release my deadlines, agendas, and stridency to the gentle yet often swift pacing of God. As I open my heart to God's unfoldings, my heart attains peace. As I relax into God's timing, my heart contains comfort. As I allow God to set the tone and schedule of my days, I find myself in the right time and place, open and available to God's opportunities.

False praise can please, and calumny affright None but the vicious, and the hypocrite.

I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.