Cold morning Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

“It was a cold morning, and he shivered a little; but he had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were more acceptable…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“He had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were more acceptable to God if he said them in his nightshirt than if…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Philip gave him his hand and he clung to it as to life, for comfort in his extremity. Perhaps he had never really loved…

— William Somerset Maugham

“The anthem was interminable, and you had to stand drearily while it was being sung; you could not hear the droning sermon, and your…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Philip exulted, as he had exulted in his boyhood when the weight of a belief in God was lifted from his shoulders: it seemed…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Philip had received little kindness in his life, and he was touched by the American’s desire to help him: once when a cold kept…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Philip looked up quickly. His lips tightened. He remembered how for months, trusting in what they told him, he had implored God to heal…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Why was he kneeling there like a child saying his evening prayers? To be alone with his soul, to examine his conscience, to meet…

— James Joyce

“She prayed for that all through the night, uncertain to Whom or what, but with a feeling that almost resembled faith.”

— Hillary Jordan

“There was no meaning in life, and man by living served no end. It was immaterial whether he was born or not born, whether…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Not only did he unleash his emotions through rivers of tears, but for several days he denied his body food so he could pray…

— Craig Groeschel

“The author chuckles at the resistance to using a prepared, written liturgy in prayer. He compares it to being unwilling to dress in any…

— N.T. Wright