Quotes about Merriment
Humor is man's greatest blessing.
— Mark Twain
If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
— Martin Luther
A cheerful heart is good medicine.
— John Maxwell
Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must drink more, sport, recreate ourselves, and even sin a little to spite the devil, so that we leave him no place for troubling our consciences with trifles. We are conquered if we try too conscientiously not to sin at all. So when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to.
— Martin Luther
On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
— Esther 1:10
If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
— Martin Luther
singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
— Job 21:12
No man can be merry unless he is serious.
— GK Chesterton
When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
— Judges 19:9
I think Christmas is about celebration and come on, on the inside everyone wants to dance.
— TobyMac
So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”
— Judges 19:6
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart for God now accepteth thy works.N.B. Eat, Drink and be merry. See also Luke 1219
— Ecclesiastes 9:7