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• A comprehended god is no god.
• The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.
• Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my…
• The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished…
• Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a heaven unruffled…
• We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him, by continuance…
• Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls.
• It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
• What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with His own…
• Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.
• If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
• No one has ever been accused for not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbour a hell awaits with an…

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