Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them. Votes: 3
Nicolas Boileau-DespreauxPraising childrenâs intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance. Votes: 3
Carol S. DweckThe cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge. Votes: 1
Harvey MackaySpend more time smiling than frowning and more time praising than criticizing. Votes: 0
Richard BransonPraise, my dear one.Let us disappear into praising.Nothing belongs to us. Votes: 0
Rainer Maria RilkeThe Lord wants double edged artistry, praising God's name and setting things straight. Votes: 0
Calvin SeerveldWe need people out talking about the President, explaining, agreeing with and praising his actions. Votes: 0
Robert TeeterWhen we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God. Votes: 0
Teresa of AvilaYou want him praising the Lord in the morning, you put a smile on his face tonight. Votes: 0
Mark GungorFolks build a reputation by attacking you while youâre alive - or praising you after you ainât. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukIn praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSelf-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. Votes: 3 John Madden
Whether we're happy with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important. Votes: 1 Joyce Meyer
It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself. Votes: 1 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels. Votes: 4 Thomas Watson
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. Votes: 1 W. Somerset Maugham
Praising people behind their back is monstrously unfair, because the one thing you can't defend yourself against is the good that people say about you. Votes: 3 Gregory David Roberts