Praise Quotes

He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise

William Shakespeare

We increase whatever we praise. The whole creation responds to praise, and is glad.

Charles Fillmore

Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.

Nicholas Boileau

Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.

Nicholas Boileau

Stop giving meaningless praise and start giving meaningful action.

Steve Maraboli

A heap of epithets is poor praise: the praise lies in the facts, and in the way of telling them.

Jean de la Bruyere

Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.

Proverb

People blame themselves for the purpose of being praised.

Proverb

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

Harry S Truman

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

Harry S Truman

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Samuel Johnson

So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's.

Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm proud of all your achievement. You've worked hard for them. I'm proud of your looks and your intelligence - which some far distant ancestor handed down. But I'm most proud of your being just you. 'Success' would be an extra - but you are special to me whatever you do.

Pam Brown

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.

Raymond Hull

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

Henry Ward Beecher

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.

Guy Browning

I'm a bit of a P. T. Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.

Donald Trump

Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

Marquis De Vauvenargues

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does not come with money, nor does it flow from a fine physical state. It cannot be bought. But it is the keenest joy, after all; and the toiler's truest and best reward.

William Dean Howells

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

Thomas Fuller