Praise is like ambergrease: a little whiff of it, and by snatches, is very agreeable; but when a man holds a whole lump of it to your nose, it is a stink, and strikes you down.
It is not he who searches for praise who finds it.
Always praise 'em before you hit 'em.
A child is fed with milk and praise.
Praise behaviour that you want repeated
I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war.
I condemn equally those who choose to praise man, those who choose to condemn him and those who choose to divert themselves, and I can only approve of those who seek with groans.
It's a poor frog that doesn't praise his own pond! - Donnie McClurkin
I used to hate old-timers who didn't praise the younger wrestlers, but you've got to pass the torch sometime. If you're old, that torch gets too heavy for you and you can't carry it, so it won't do you any good.
Cleverness is cheap. It is faith that He praises.
The picture waits for my verdict; it is not to command me, but I am to settle its claim to praise.
We often praise the evening clouds, And tints so gay and bold, But seldom think upon our God, Who tinged these clouds with gold.
I had people telling me I was the best and when it would sink in, I'd feel like I'd have to push things further, otherwise I wasn't worthy of their praise.
They gave me star treatment when I was making a lot of money. But I was just as good when I was poor.
It doesn't take much to show love, but at some time or another in your, praise God, disastrous life you must have felt, honestly and simply, what love is and how love likes to behave.
It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.
You can't eat compliments.
He wants worth who dares not praise a foe.
Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.
Praise from an enemy smells of craft.