Importunity Quotes

9 quotes by 9 authors

• Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter, not with vain repetitions, but with urgent repetitions. We repeat, not to count… — Edward McKendree Bounds
• If we consider the manner in which those who assume the office of directing the conduct of others execute their undertaking, it will not be… — Samuel Johnson
• True charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion; it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation. — Hosea Ballou
• We must perpetually try to distinguish, however closely they get entwined by the subtle nature of the facts and by the secret importunity of our… — C.S. Lewis
• Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of the… — Lorenzo Scupoli
• It is very much easier to work than to pray. Most of the missionaries are earnest workers. But are we all that we should be… — Griffith John
• In prayer I was exceedingly enlarged, and my soul was as much drawn out as I ever remember it to have been in my life.… — David Brainerd
• Someone has described the modern American as a person who drives a bank financed car over a bond financed highway on credit card gas to… — Paul Billheimer
• Weigh what loss your honor may sustain If with too credent ear you list his songs, Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open… — William Shakespeare

Who Wrote These Importunity Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 9 Importunity Quotes as follows:

• 1 Importunity Quote by Edward McKendree Bounds
• 1 Importunity Quote by Samuel Johnson
• 1 Importunity Quote by Hosea Ballou
• 1 Importunity Quote by C.S. Lewis
• 1 Importunity Quote by Lorenzo Scupoli
• 1 Importunity Quote by Griffith John
• 1 Importunity Quote by David Brainerd
• 1 Importunity Quote by Paul Billheimer
• 1 Importunity Quote by William Shakespeare