praiseworthy

• This generous assistance was all the more praiseworthy, as it was given at a time when the need of England for ships was very urgent. —  Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
• But nay: the praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards. —  The Lord of the Rings
• 'Housewife' was once a name for an eminently praiseworthy, all-knowing mainstay of society, pillar of common sense. —  process 10
• So pure also and praiseworthy is his married life, that it can well serve as a beautiful example for all, princes, nobles, and everyone—a Christian home as peaceful as a convent, which men are so wont to praise. —  Life of Luther
• For everybody knows, or ought to know, how praiseworthy is the self-denial which is willing to give up an afternoon every week, or every second week, to the making of pincushions, and the netting of tidies, which are afterwards to appear in the form of curtains or pulpit covers, or organs, or perhaps in the form of garments for those who have none. —  Janet's Love and Service

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