Prayer Quotes

"Oh, God, if I were sure to die tonight I would repent at once." It is the commonest prayer in all languages. (James M. Barrie, 1860-1937)

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, too, for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us? (Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865)

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. (Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971)

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. (Voltaire, 1694-1778)

Prayer must never be answered: if it is, it ceases to be a prayer and becomes correspondence. (Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900)

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