Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 100:4-5.
I can live for two months on a good compliment. > Mark Twain.
Praise God, for whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. > Thomas Ken.
What else can I do…but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do the nightingale’s part; if I were a swan, I would do as a swan. But now I am a rational creature, and I ought to praise God: this is my work; I do it, nor will I desert my post, so long as I am allowed to keep it. And I exhort you to join me in this same song. > Epictetus.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. > Norman Vincent Peale.
Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child. > Phyllis McGinley.
The continued offering of praise requires stamina; we ought to praise God even when we do not feel like it. Praising him takes away the blues and restores us to normal. > Harold Lindsell.
There are three kinds of giving: grudge giving, duty giving and thanksgiving. > Robert N. Rodenmayer.
O Lord, in the simplicity of my heart, I offer myself to Thee today, to be Thy servant for ever, to obey Thee, and to be a sacrifice of perpetual praise. > Thomas à Kempis.
Praise is like a plow set to go deep into the soil of believers’ hearts. It lets the glory of God into the details of daily living. > C. M. Hanson.
It is a sure sign of mediocrity to be niggardly with praise. > Marquis de Vaunvenargues.
Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. > Thomas Fuller.
See also Proverbs 27:2; John 12:43; James 3:7-12.
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