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The sovereign cure for worry is prayer. ↗

— William James

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Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own. ↗

— Chiang Kai-shek

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Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end. ↗

— George Santayana

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I never force myself to be devout except when I feel so inspired, and never compose hymns of prayers unless I feel within me real and true devotion. ↗

— Franz Schubert

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Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. ↗

— John Selden

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Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. ↗

— Michael Shermer

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Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

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More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. ↗

— Saint Teresa

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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. ↗

— Saint Teresa

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The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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