Quotes by Praise The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted. Francois de La Rochefoucauld shame arise praise It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer? Fyodor Dostoevsky insisting gratitude praise To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences. Francois de La Rochefoucauld insult virtue praise Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding. Francois de La Rochefoucauld understanding praise heart We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means. Francois de La Rochefoucauld faults praise mean Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous. Francois de La Rochefoucauld treacherous praise wise The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld quality praise desire There's nothing worse than someone coming up to me and going Oh God, I really love your hair. Gavin Rossdale praise love-you hair In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame. Friedrich Nietzsche blame praise A man is never more serious than when he praise himself. Georg C. Lichtenberg serious praise men Has a woman who knew she was well-dressed ever caught a cold? Friedrich Nietzsche well-dressed cold praise To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with observance the price of your treat, You must eat what is praised, and must praise what you eat. George Crabbe praise house pay Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go by. Praise judiciously bestowed is money invested. George Horace Lorimer chance praise men Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent. Friedrich Nietzsche modest praise made To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise. George Herbert praise writing two Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the turne. George Herbert turns praise action Cleverness is cheap. It is faith that He praises. George MacDonald christian faith praise Any day, any minute we bless God for our being or for anything, for food, for sunlight, we do and are what we were meant for, madefor--things that give and mean to give God glory. Gerard Manley Hopkins praise giving mean The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyranny is one of them. No one ever wrote a good book in praise of the Inquisition. George Orwell praise book facts Praise the beautiful for their intelligence and the intelligent for their beauty. Giacomo Casanova intelligent praise beautiful «4567891011121314»