Diligence Quote by Anonymous

“The person who prays and who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the word he desires to worship (in order to be more…

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

“No one ought to expect to see much good resulting from his labors in word, and doctrine, if he is not much given to…

— George Mueller

He who would preach powerfully must pray effectively.

— Oswald J. Smith

Furnish thyself with arguments from the promises to enforce thy prayers, and make them prevalent with God. The promises are the ground of faith,…

— William Gurnall

He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination - whose…

— Maximus the Confessor

He who prays most receives most.

— Alphonsus Liguori

A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he…

— Dorotheus of Gaza

“For what is the amount of all his prayers, but an attempt to make the Almighty change his mind, and act otherwise than he…

— Thomas Paine

He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand;…

— Anonymous

Natural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter of prayer; but a capacity for faith, the power of a…

— Edward McKendree Bounds

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

— Epicurus

He prays well who is so absorbed with God that he does not know he is praying.

— Saint Francis de Sales