Prayer Quotes

Welcome to Prayer Quotes, your resource for motivational words of knowledge and also comfort. Here you will certainly find a collection of uplifting and also thought-provoking quotes from spiritual and also spiritual leaders, writers, and day-to-day individuals. Whether you are looking for a quote to assist you via a challenging time, or just require a tip of the power of prayer, you will find something here to influence and motivate you. Take a moment to reflect on the words of these smart and compassionate people, and also let their words bring you tranquility and convenience.
Small: Prayer is not an old womans idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument
Mahatma Gandhi
"Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and
Nat Turner
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
Nat Turner, Activist
Small: I believe in prayer and in strong belief
Tina Turner
"I believe in prayer and in strong belief"
Tina Turner, Musician
Small: A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer
"A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer"
Doris Lessing, Writer
Small: Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul man cannot live in health without them
"Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them"
Mahalia Jackson, Musician
Small: I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for oth
Corrie Ten Boom
"I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for others. I prayed for everyone who came into my thoughts - - people with whom I had traveled, those who had been in prison with me, my school friends of years ago. I do not know how long I continued my prayer, but this I do know - - my fear was gone! Interceding for others had released me!"
Corrie Ten Boom, Celebrity
Small: My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That its harnessing the powers of your
"My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind"
Boyd Rice, Artist
Small: My longing for truth was a single prayer
"My longing for truth was a single prayer"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance
Victor Hugo
"Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance"
Victor Hugo, Author
Small: Prayer is a confession of ones own unworthiness and weakness
Mahatma Gandhi
"Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: The fewer the words, the better the prayer
Martin Luther
"The fewer the words, the better the prayer"
Martin Luther, Professor
Small: The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays
Søren Kierkegaard
"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden
Corrie Ten Boom
"Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden"
Corrie Ten Boom, Celebrity
Small: Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They dont do any goo
"Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don't do any good, but they don't necessarily do any harm. It's touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I've got my just desserts"
Christopher Hitchens, Author
Small: The Lords prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals
Duke of Wellington
"The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals"
Duke of Wellington, Royalty
Small: Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his make
William Ralph Inge
"Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself"
William Ralph Inge, Clergyman
Small: I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral
"I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral"
Michael W. Smith, Musician
Small: God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer
"God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers"
Abdul Kalam, Statesman
Small: He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lords Prayer
"He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lord's Prayer"
William Proxmire, Politician
Small: Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered
"Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered"
George Meredith, Novelist
Small: He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or f
James Hogg
"He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the apartment like a crazed beast"
James Hogg, Poet
Small: Patients describing the benefits of prayer often talk about how it provides a sense of well being
"Patients describing the benefits of prayer often talk about how it provides a sense of well being"
Armstrong Williams, Journalist
Small: Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers
Austin O'Malley
"Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers"
Austin O'Malley, Physicist
Small: I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted
Voltaire
"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer
Mark Twain
"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer"
Mark Twain, Author
Small: Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of ones weakness. It is better in pra
Mahatma Gandhi
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening
Mahatma Gandhi
"Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with w
Mahatma Gandhi
"Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer
Mahatma Gandhi
"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing
Martin Luther King Jr.
"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing"
Martin Luther King Jr., Minister
Small: The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer
Marcus Aurelius
"The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church it is a goodly Christian weapon
Martin Luther
"Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon"
Martin Luther, Professor
Small: I dont know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, Im some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thin
Henri Matisse
"I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer"
Henri Matisse, Artist
Small: The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican
Will Rogers
"The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himse
Thomas Aquinas
"It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
Small: About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigati
Will Rogers
"About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them
Dag Hammarskjold
"Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them"
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat
Small: Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays
Søren Kierkegaard
"Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each oth
Søren Kierkegaard
"Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains
Samuel Butler
"Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things"
Samuel Butler, Poet
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