Inspirational Quotes on Praise

“The weight of offering praise unto God is too heavy for men to lift; and as for angels, it will take up all their strength and their best abilities to go about it.”

“Unto no duty are we more dull and untoward, than to the praise of God, and thanksgiving unto him; neither is there any duty whereunto there is more need that we should be stirred up.”

“The height of our praising of God is to put the work of praising God upon himself, and to point him out unto others as going about the magnifying of his own name, and to be glad for it.”

“It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?”

“All hangs on Himself, whether to sustain faith or to lead forth praise.”

“Let us ever remember that God recognises every expression of praise and of His people's love. He knows so well what His love and grace are to us that He must expect us to praise Him.”

“It is not sufficient to offer the empty vessel of our joy unto God, or our singing voice in musical tune only; but also it is required that we fill our joyful voice with holy matter and good purpose, whereby God only may be reasonably praised.”

“The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a 'but'.”

“A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be censorious of his neighbors. Every one of his opinions appears to him written, as it were, with sunbeams, and he grows angry that his neighbors do not see it in the same light. He is tempted to disdain his correspondents as men of low and dark understandings because they do not believe what he does.”

“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”

“The climax of God's happiness is the delight He takes in the echoes of His excellence in the praises of His people.”

“The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted.”

“I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy.”

“Like supernatural effervescence, praise will sometimes bubble up from the joy of simply knowing Christ. Praise like that is...delight. Pure pleasure! But praise can also be supernatural determination. A decisive action. Praise like that is...quiet resolve. Fixed devotion. Strength of spirit.”

“We have in our churches a great deal of prayer, but I think it would be a good thing if we had a praise meeting occasionally. If we could only get people to praise God for what He has done, it would be a good deal better than asking Him continually for something.”

“Who can comprehend the extent of that supreme homage which is due to the will of God?”

“In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offense was slain; But the Lord is risen today, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!”

“Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.”

“When you cannot rejoice in feelings, circumstances or conditions, rejoice in the Lord.”

“Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak brain giddy.”