P Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with P. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Praise the rain; the seagull dive
The curl of plant, the raven talk—
Praise the hurt, the house slack
The stand of trees, the dignity—
Praise the dark, the moon cradle
The sky fall, the bear sleep—
Praise the mist, the warrior name
The earth eclipse, the fired leap—
Praise the backwards, upward sky
The baby cry, the spirit food—
Praise canoe, the fish rush
The hole for frog, the upside-down—
Praise the day, the cloud cup
The mind flat, forget it all—
Praise crazy. Praise sad.
Praise the path on which we're led.
Praise the roads on earth and water.
Praise the eater and the eaten.
Praise beginnings; praise the end.
Praise the song and praise the singer.
Praise the rain; it brings more rain.
Praise the rain; it brings more rain.”
Source: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems
“Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Praise the sea; on shore remain.”
“Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.”
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Praise (The Sonnet)
In praising myself,
I only insult myself.
In pleasing myself,
I bring misery upon myself.
Lots of things I bought,
Plenty places I travelled.
Nothing gave me the bliss I seek,
No matter how much I groveled.
Then I stopped wanting things,
I ceased craving for gratification.
I placed my heart at your feet,
Finally I found my absolution.
Long was I lost in the sleep of pride.
Erasing the self I found my light.”
Source: Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live
“Praise them for what they do well, both privately and publicly.”
Source: How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World
“Praise they that will times past, I joy to see My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.”
“Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.”
“Praise thyself never.”
“Praise to be the stars that implode. A new freedom opens up within them: annulled from space, exonerated from time, existing at last, for themselves alone and no longer in relation to all the rest, perhaps only they can be sure they really exist.”
Source: Cosmicomics
“Praise to our Father-God,
High praise in solemn lay,
Alike for what His hand hath given,
And what it takes away.”
Source: Pocahontas, and Other Poems
“Praise to our Indian brothers, and the dark face have his due!
Thanks to the kindly dark faces who fought with us, faithful and few,
Fought with the bravest among us, and drove them, and smote them, and slew.
That ever upon the topment roof our banner in India blew.”
Source: Tennyson: Poems
“Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways.”
“Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.”
Source: A reply to an
“Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove.”
Source: Troilus and Cressida: Third Series, Revised Edition
“Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.”
Source: Published Poems: The Writings of Herman Melville
“Praise will come to those whose kindness leaves you without debt.”
“Praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.”
“Praise with elation
Praise every morning
Spring's re-creation
Of the First Day!”
Source: The New Book of Days
“Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.”
“Praise works best at the start, before the miracle, before the breakthrough, before the restoration.”
“Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.”
Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson
“Praise your children openly, reprove them secretly.”
“Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will your kids love you or hate you?”
“Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this can happen even if the child merely becomes aware of being watched. After all, we too sometimes feel unable to go on working if someone comes to see what we are doing. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist. Naturally, one can see what he is doing with a quick glance, but without his being aware of it.”
“Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.”
Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
“Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. It becomes cheap as it becomes vulgar, and will no longer raise expectation or animate enterprise.”
Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
“Praise, more divine than prayer; prayer points our ready path to heaven; praise is already there.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins
“Praise, of all things, is the most powerful excitement to commendable actions, and animates us in our enterprises.”
“Praise, or gratitude, is love or faith in action.”
Source: Beyond the Love Game
“Praised be St John, the glorified of God! Lord, grant me the prayers of St John, disciple and friend whom thou lovest, apostle of love. Thy love, forever, eternal, that my faith may become as complete, as flaming and tranquil, as his, and pierce as deep and speak as simply in the spirit.”
“Praised be the fathomless universe, for life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious.”
“Praised be the fierce light that forever burns,
and life that struggles, dies and then returns.”
“Praised be the good willing women who understand and take part in the fun--the body is an exacting beater, and even the heart is made of flesh.”
“Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself.”
“Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.”
“Praises of the unworthy are felt by ardent minds as robberies of the deserving.”
Source: Biographia Literaria: Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life & Opinions
“Praises reap not! Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not!”
Source: Collected Poems
“Praising a humble man is like tickling a child. It makes him happy but he wants you to stop.”
“Praising all alike, is praising none.”
“Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.”
“Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.”
Source: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“Praising God is contagious; especially for those of us who like to be affected by Him.”
“Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.”
Source: A Body of Divinity
“Praising God is the purest thoughts.”
“Praising heroes who slay monsters is a writer’s most ancient task.”
Source: Short Century
“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.”
Source: Shantaram
“Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.”
Source: Donahue, my own story
“Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear”