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Commendable Quotes

Cormac McCarthy quote: "Commend him gently, whom the wrath he suckled at his heart has..."
Commend him gently, whom the wrath he suckled at his heart has wasted more than years. Cormac McCarthy
Henry Fielding quote: "Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he..."
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. Henry Fielding
He that commends me to mine own content. Commends me to the thing I cannot get. I to the world am like a drop of water. That in the ocean seeks another drop, Who, falling there to find his fellow forth, Unseen, inquisitive, confounds himself: So I, to find a mother and a brother, In quest of them, unhappy, lose myself. William Shakespeare
William Shenstone quote: "There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day;..."
There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy. William Shenstone
Whenever you commend, add a compelling reason for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and the admiration of fools. Richard Steele
Solon quote: "Reprove thy friend privately: commend him publicly."
Reprove thy friend privately: commend him publicly. Solon
Men do not know why they award fame to one work of art rather than another. Without being in the faintest connoisseurs, they think to justify the warmth of their commendations by discovering it in a hundred virtues, whereas the real ground of their applause is inexplicable--it is sumpathy. Thomas Mann
Cincinnati is a beautiful city; cheerful, thriving, and animated. I have not often seen a place that commends itself so favourably and pleasantly to a stranger at the first glance as this does. Charles Dickens
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion admit reason to govern. George Washington
The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time, because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worthwhile. Therefore strive for excellence not perfection. Alan Kulwicki
Terry Prachett quote: "I commend my soul to any god that can find it."
I commend my soul to any god that can find it. Terry Prachett
I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should not I call it so?" "Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk, and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything. Originally perhaps it was applied only to express neatness, propriety, delicacy, or refinement—people were nice in their dress, in their sentiments, or their choice. But now every... Jane Austen
Why is it that some Christians cross land and sea, continents and cultures, as missionaries? What on earth impels them? It is not in order to commend a civilization, an institution or an ideology, but rather a person, Jesus Christ, whom they believe to be unique. John Stott
It may be that I might have inferred from the pages that life teaches us to diminish the value of what we read, and shows us that the things which the writer commends to us were never worth very much; yet I might equally well have come to the opposite conclusion, that reading teaches us to place a higher value on life, a value which we did not know how to appreciate, and the true extent of which we come to realize only through the book. Marcel Proust
Well, sir, do you mean to remain there, commending my father’s taste in wine, or do you mean to accompany me to Ashtead?” “Set off for Ashtead at this hour, when I have been traveling for two days?” said Sir Horace. “Now, do, my boy, have a little common sense! Why should I?” “I imagine that your parental feeling, sir, must provide you with the answer! If it does not, so be it! I am leaving immediately!” “What do you mean to do when you reach Lacy Manor?” asked Sir Horace, regarding him in... Georgette Heyer

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