Self Praise Quotes

Self-praise is the first sign of insecurity. ~ Avijeet Das

In short, to sum up all in a few words, or in a single one, I may tell you I am Don Quixote of La Mancha, otherwise called 'The Knight of the Rueful Countenance;' for though self-praise is degrading, I must perforce sound my own sometimes, that is to say, when there is no one at hand to do it for me. ~ Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

His themes were not pride and love at all, though he used the words perpetually; as he used them they meant self-praise and hate. ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise. ~ Karl Barth

Some things sound better if they don't come from you. ~ Joyce Rachelle

You never speak about yourself without loss. Your self-condemnation is always accredited, your self-praise discredited. There may be some people of my temperament, I who learn better by contrast than by example, and by flight than by pursuit. This was the sort of teaching that Cato the Elder had in view when he said that the wise have more to learn from the fools than the fools from the wise; and also that ancient lyre player who, Pausanias tells us, was accustomed to force his pupils to go hear a bad musician who lived across the way, where they might learn to hate his discords and false measures. ~ Michel De Montaigne

Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others. ~ Arnold Bennett

For what is the self-complacent man but a slave to his own self-praise. ~ Augustine Of Hippo

Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished by the grace of God.' What hast thou that thou didst not receive?' (I Cor. 4:7). 'Without Me ye can do nothing' (John 15:5). ~ John Of Kronstadt

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Self praise is no praise at all. ~ Lord Byron

Thou mayest be sure that he that will in private tell thee of thy faults is thy friend, for he adventures thy dislike and hazards thy hatred; for there are few men that can endure it, every man for the most part delighting in self-praise, which is one of the most universal fallies that bewitcheth mankind ~ Walter Raleigh

It is tempting to believe that social evils arise from the activities of evil men and that if only good men (like ourselves, naturally) wielded power, all would be well. That view requires only emotion and self-praise - easy to come by and satisfying as well. To understand why it is that 'good' men in positions of power will produce evil, while the ordinary man without power but able to engage in voluntary cooperation with his neighbors will produce good, requires analysis and thought, subordinating emotions to the rational. ~ Friedrich August Von Hayek

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. ~ John Madden

I may be wrong, but it seems rare in our age to find a widely praised person whose own mouth is not the source of that praise. ~ Giacomo Leopardi

Aspire to high standards, expect strong results, offer self praise, and stack your confidence. ~ Lorii Myers

The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them. ~ Oscar Wilde

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I don't attend church because I am a Meryl Streepist and we, her disciples, have not organized a place of worship yet. We just watch 'Sophie's Choice' in our homes once a month and sing praise together in a collective cry of shock and awe and devotion. ~ Jasika Nicole

Active love is a harsh and fearful thing compared with the love in dreams. Love in dreams thirsts for immediate action, quickly performed, and with everyone watching. Indeed, it will go as far as the giving even of one's life, provided it does not take long but is soon over, as on stage, and eveyone is looking on and praising. Whereas active love is labor and persistence, and for some people, perhaps, a whole science. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Author's Prayer
If I speak for the dead, I must
leave this animal of my body,
I must write the same poem over and over
for the empty page is a white flag of their surrender.
If I speak of them, I must walk
on the edge of myself, I must live as a blind man
who runs through the rooms without
touching the furniture.
Yes, I live. I can cross the streets asking "What year
is it?"
I can dance in my sleep and laugh
in front of the mirror.
Even sleep is a prayer, Lord,
I will praise your madness, and
in a language not mine, speak
of music that wakes us, music
in which we move. For whatever I say
is a kind of petition and the darkest days
must I praise. ~ Ilya Kaminsky

Being good does make a difference. You will not receive praise or payment for it, and other people will mistake your goodness for weakness, but it resonates among people you won't even meet. ~ Jessica Zafra

Reading has a kernel to it, and the mere shed is little worth. In prayer there is such a thing as praying in prayer - a praying that is in the bowels of the prayer. So in praise there is a praising in song, an inward fire of intense devotion which is the life of the hallelujah. It is so in fasting: there is a fasting which is not fasting, and there is an inward fasting, a fasting of the soul, which is the soul of fasting. It is even so with the reading of the Scriptures. There is an interior reading, a kernel reading - a true and living reading of the Word. This is the soul of reading; and, if it be not there, the reading is a mechanical exercise, and profits nothing. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Today is a day of opportunity. Whatever our lot, today we have the greatest freedom possible - the freedom to choose our attitude. We make or break our today by the attitudes we choose. Whatever our situation, we can choose the climate of our heart. We can choose the garment of praise. ~ Ruth Myers

Chris. So, when the battle was over, Christian said, "I will here give thanks to Him that hath delivered me out of the mouth of the lion; to Him that did help me against Apollyon." And so he did, saying: "Great Satan, the captain of this fiend, Designed my ruin; therefore to this end He sent him harnessed out: and he with rage That hellish was, did fiercely me engage; But blessed angels helped me; and I, By dint of sword, did quickly make him fly: Therefore to God let me give lasting praise, And thank and bless His holy name always. ~ John Bunyan

Although my heart is torn, I will praise you in this storm. ~ Casting Crowns

I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins. ~ St. Jerome

You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him. ~ Evan Esar

Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellow the warm sunshine of praise.* ~ Dale Carnegie

Lord, we lift up your name. With hearts full of praise; Be exalted, O Lord my God! Hosanna in the highest! ~ Carl Tuttle

People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm. ~ Denis Diderot

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Praise first the mighty blessing of yourself! ~ Bryant McGill

Praise God for those of you who do homeschool. I can't emphasize enough: Do what you can to get your kids out of public school. If you can't afford to put them in a private Christian school, homeschool. Because they're being poisoned in the public schools. They're being brainwashed in the public schools, with all this secularism, with all this immorality that is being immersed into them on a daily basis. ~ Rafael Cruz

Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised. ~ Alexander Pope

Praise is a great tonic, and helps most people to do their best. ~ Mary Augusta Ward

Your perspective changes when you put God first by praising Him! ~ Andrew Wommack

when we say of any one that he is generous. The word generosity expresses a certain state of mind, but being a term of praise, it also expresses that this state of mind excites in us another mental state, called approbation. ~ John Stuart Mill

A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics. ~ Criss Jami

Anyone can criticize or accept praise, but initiating a positive exchange is a hallmark of a difference maker. ~ Scott Berkun

You, sir, what are the three kinds of particular rhetoric according to subject matter discussed?" But Phaedrus is prepared. "Forensic, deliberative and epideictic," he answers calmly. "What are the epideictic techniques?" "The technique of identifying likenesses, the technique of praise, that of encomium and that of amplification. ~ Robert M. Pirsig

No longer bound by fear, how high can we soar? How deep can we dive? How much delight can we experience? Yes, there will be sorrow too - it's a part of the deal - but life gets the final word. Life. Life always gets the final word. Every single time. Forever. Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name! ~ Stasi Eldredge

Too much praise makes you feel you must be doing something terribly wrong. ~ Dorothy Day

Certain punk bands were influential because I thought, If they can do that then I can .Hanging around those bands was how I started my first band - In Praise of Lemmings. ~ Boy George

You can't, if you can't feel it, if it never
Rises from the soul, and sways
The heart of every single hearer,
With deepest power, in simple ways.
You'll sit forever, gluing things together,
Cooking up a stew from other's scraps,
Blowing on a miserable fire,
Made from your heap of dying ash.
Let apes and children praise your art,
If their admiration's to your taste,
But you'll never speak from heart to heart,
Unless it rises up from your heart's space. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen. ~ Augustine Of Hippo

After eating, an epicure gives a thin smile of satisfaction; a gastronome, burping into his napkin, praises the food in a magazine; a gourmet, repressing his burp, criticizes the food in the same magazine; a gourmand belches happily and tells everybody where he ate; a glutton empraces the white porcelain alter, or more plainly, he barfs. ~ William Safire

The group's laughter echoed off the stained, plaster ceiling. I raised my beer, but before I clinked the bottles together, I challenged him. "You think you're a man I won't forget?"
"Ah'm nae any man ye've met before."
"Praise be," I smirked, "the others haven't been worth spit."
Then the whiskey came, and I was taken by the tawny light, forgetting to worry about my 'crazy'. Until Angus' efforts at gilding my heart, called my 'alter' to the fore. ~ Cheryl R Cowtan

He that is ambitious for his son, should give him untried names,
For those have serv'd other men, haply may injure by their evils;
Or otherwise may hinder by their glories; therefore set him by himself,
To win for his individual name some clear praise. ~ Martin Farquhar Tupper

Five Great Habits for Better Relationships: acceptance (smile each time), appreciation (say thank you to everyone), admiration (compliment people on their appearance or clothing, etc.), approval (praise immediately, specifically and repeatedly), and attention (be a good listener). ~ Brian Tracy

Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply. ~ Umar

God smiles when we praise and thank Him continually. Few things feel better than receiving heartfelt praise and appreciation from someone else. God loves it, too. An amazing thing happens when we offer praise and thanksgiving to God. When we give God enjoyment, our own hearts are filled with joy. ~ William Law

Creatures inveterately wrong in their inductions have a pathetic but praise-worthy tendency to die before reproducing their kind. ~ Willard Van Orman Quine

Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause. ~ Isaac Barrow

Lord, give me what you have made me want; I praise and thank you for the desire that you have inspired; perfect what you have begun, and grant me what you have made me long for. ~ Anselm Of Canterbury