Praise Him
Nov. 21st 05:27 PM 2007
The praise that comes of love does not make us vain, but humble rather.
There is not a person who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience.
I praise loudly; I blame softly.
One of the most essential preparations for eternity is delight in praising God; a higher acquirement, I do think than even delight and devotedness in prayer.
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant.
Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even, than what he condemns, of his character, information, and abilities.
The occupation of heaven is praise. -Masefield
A refusal of praise is a desire to praised twice.
Praise is the rehearsal of our eternal song.
I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.