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> [The reason so many people do not pray is because of its cost. The cost is not so much in the sweat of agonizing supplication as in the daily fidelity to the life of prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-reason-so-many-people-do-not-pray-is-because-of-its-cost-the-cost/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

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## More by Samuel Chadwick

> [Destitute of the fire of God, nothing else counts; possessing fire, nothing else matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/destitute-of-the-fire-of-god-nothing-else-counts-possessing-fire/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [Satan laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/satan-laughs-at-our-toil-mocks-at-our-wisdom-but-trembles-when-we-pray/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [Hurry is the death of Prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/hurry-is-the-death-of-prayer/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The reason so many people do not pray is because of its cost. The cost is not so much in the sweat of agonizing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-reason-so-many-people-do-not-pray-is-because-of-its-cost-the-cost/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [Satan dreads nothing but prayer. . . . The Church that lost its Christ was full of good works. Activities are multiplied that meditation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/satan-dreads-nothing-but-prayer-the-church-that-lost-its-christ-was/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [There is no way to learn to pray but by praying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/there-is-no-way-to-learn-to-pray-but-by-praying/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [Prayer in secret is life finding expression in the realized Presence of God our Father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/prayer-in-secret-is-life-finding-expression-in-the-realized-presence/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The Church is the Body of Christ begotten, unified, and indwelt by the Spirit, but forgetting the Spirit, men wrangle over limbs, functions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-church-is-the-body-of-christ-begotten-unified-and-indwelt-by-the/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The world will never believe in a religion in which there is no power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-world-will-never-believe-in-a-religion-in-which-there-is-no-power/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The Church is the Body of Christ, and the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. He fills the Body, directs its movements, controls its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-church-is-the-body-of-christ-and-the-spirit-is-the-spirit-of/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [We give ourselves to prayer. We preach a Gospel that saves to the uttermost, and witness to its power. We do not argue about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/we-give-ourselves-to-prayer-we-preach-a-gospel-that-saves-to-the/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The Holy Spirit cannot conquer the world with unbelief, nor can He save the world with a worldly Church. He calls for a crusade,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-holy-spirit-cannot-conquer-the-world-with-unbelief-nor-can-he/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The Christian religion is hopeless without the Holy Ghost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-christian-religion-is-hopeless-without-the-holy-ghost/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [The one thing that is said to have surprised God is that the voice of intercession had ceased. 'And He saw that there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/the-one-thing-that-is-said-to-have-surprised-god-is-that-the-voice-of/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

> [If you're successful, don't crow. If you're defeated, don't croak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/if-you-re-successful-don-t-crow-if-you-re-defeated-don-t-croak/)

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