No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.
Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.
A man can preach no better than he prays.
Most people do not pray; they only beg.
However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.
When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality.
No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.