Cesare Beccaria

It will always be considered a praiseworthy undertaking to urge the most obstinate and incredulous to abide by the principles that impel men to live in society. There are, therefore, three distinct classes of vice and virtue: the religious, the natural, and the political. These three classes should never be in contradiction with one another.

Italian Judge

Munshi Premchand

Illness and problems are the specialties of life. But the death of a child is a cause of mental agony which can be overcome if one concedes this world to be a stage or stadium wherein praiseworthy are those who are not proud of their achievement and those who do not cry at their defeat.

Indian Writer

Walter Benjamin

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.

German Critic

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.

Roman Statesman

Joseph Conrad

Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands of one's enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with one's friends.

Polish Novelist

Bertrand Russell

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.

British Philosopher

Ambrose Bierce

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

American Journalist

Kim Jong-un

Our women's union members and other women are really excellent and praiseworthy.

North Korean Leader

Kris Kristofferson

It's always embarrassing when somebody does something praiseworthy of you.

American Musician

Philip Sidney

It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.

English Soldier

Use 'praiseworthy' for expressing positive recognition, implying something is not only good but also deserving of praise.

Positive Connotation

'Praiseworthy' suggests selective approval, not everything well done is called praiseworthy.

Selective Praise

'Praiseworthy' carries a restrained enthusiasm, less strong than 'extraordinary' or 'remarkable'.

Measured Enthusiasm

 what is likeable, valuable and praiseworthy, and what is not. And a lot of the times, we actually do this without even noticing it. Psychologists study behavior to explore the contents of the mind, because our behavior often reflects our beliefs, our values and our desires.