Quotes Tagged "praise"

Painful indeed is the panegyric of those we contemn.

The historian has a habit of saying of people in the past: 'I think they may well be considered worthy of praise, allowing for the ideas of their times.' There will never be really good history until the historian says, ‘I think they were worthy of praise, allowing for the ideas of my time.

The oceans, the skies and time bow down, at the sound of His voice. God is so great, He deserves all praise.

To those who stand naked in the holy wilderness of life, embracing all shadows of self, I bow to you.

Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all.

During the first half of the present century we had an Alexander von Humboldt, who was able to scan the scientific knowledge of his time in its details, and to bring it within one vast generalization. At the present juncture, it is obviously very doubtful whether this task could be accomplished in a similar way, even by a mind with gifts so peculiarly suited for the purpose as Humboldt's was, and if all his time and work were devoted to the purpose.

Every scientist is a descendant of Humboldt. We are all his family.

Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.

Everything I've set out to do, I've achieved, and all the praise goes to God.

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.

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

The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago.

Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those who serve in civilian life also embody the American spirit and are worthy of our praise as well.

We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.

I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.

I want to poke holes in the erroneous beliefs about what fame provides. It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound connection, it's not going to heal your childhood traumas, it's only going to amplify them. You're going to be subject to a lot of criticism and praise, both of which are violent in their own ways.

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.