Prayer
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The fewer the words, the better the prayer Martin Luther
I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered Jean Ingelow
To pray well is the better half of study Martin Luther
Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers Seneca
Grant us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to deserve to be heard Jane Austen
Men of God are always men of prayer Henry T. Mahan
The first purpose of prayer is to know God Charles L. Allen
The whole meaning of prayer is that we may know God Oswald Chambers
There is no hope but in prayer Andrew Bonar
Prayer moves the hand that moves the world John Aikman Wallace
A man's state before God may always be measured by his prayers J.C. Ryle
When you cannot pray as you would, pray as you can Edward M. Goulburn
He prays best who does not know that he is praying Saint Anthony of Padua
Those who always pray are necessary to those who never pray Victor Hugo
They who have steeped their soul in prayer can every anguish calmly bear Richard M. Milnes
Time spent in prayer is never wasted Francois de Fenelon
If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "Thank you," that would suffice Meister Eckhart
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties Oswald Chambers
The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes Martin Luther
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. Mahatma Gandhi
We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves; The Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God himself Oswald Chambers
Ask the gods nothing excessive Aeschylus
Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows what is good for us John Selden
God can pick sense out of a confused prayer Richard Sibbes
Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue Adam Clarke
God never denied that soul anything that went as far as heaven to ask it John Trapp
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart John Bunyan
God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked Voltaire
Now I am past all comforts here, but prayer William Shakespeare
Ordinarily when a man in difficulty turns to prayer, he has already tried every other means of escape Austin O'Malley
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day. Abraham Lincoln
Prayer begins where human capacity ends Marian Anderson
Don’t pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines Satchel Paige
If you are swept off your feet, it's time to get on your knees Fred Beck
There is no need to get to a place of prayer; pray wherever you are Oswald Chambers
And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray John Keble
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire James Montgomery
Prayers not felt by us are seldom heard by God Philip Henry
None can pray well but he that lives well Thomas Fuller
He who prays as he ought, will endeavor to live as he prays John Owen
Straight praying is never born of crooked conduct E.M. Bounds
It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk Henry Ward Beecher
When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands, but he cannot lift up his face Thomas Watson
Our prayers must spring from the indigenous soil of our own personal confrontation with the Spirit of God in our lives Malcolm Boyd
The Lord's Prayer may be committed to memory quickly, but it is slowly learnt by heart Frederick Denison Maurice
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble Philipp Melanchthon
Private place and plenty of time are the life of prayer E.M. Bounds
The man who says his prayers in the evening is a captain posting his sentries. After that, he can sleep. Charles Baudelaire
It is impossible to conduct your life as a disciple without definite times of secret prayer Oswald Chambers
The best prayers have often more groans than words John Bunyan
Most people do not pray, they only beg Bernard Shaw
The clue is not to ask in a miserly manner - the key is to ask in a grand manner Ann Wigmore
Let prayer by the key of the morning and the bolt at night Philip Henry
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night Thomas Fuller
We can never know God as it is our priviledge to know Him by brief repetitions that are requests for personal favors, and nothing more E.M. Bounds
When we make self the end of prayer, it is not worship but self-seeking Thomas Manton
No one who has had a unique experience with prayer has a right to withhold it from others Soong Mel-Ling
Our Father, let the spirit of gratitude so prevail in our hearts that we may manifest thy Spirit in our lives W.B. Slack
We must wrestle earnestly in prayer, like men contending with a deadly enemy for life J.C. Ryle
Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time Matthew Henry
Seven days without prayer makes one weak Allen E. Bartlett
A day without prayer is a boast against God Owen Carr
Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor Matthew Henry
Every chain that spirits wear crumbles in the breadth of prayer John Greenleaf Whittier
Prayer may not change things for you, but if sure changes you for things Samuel M. Shoemaker
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do Saint Augustine