Quote by Ivan Turgenev
Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer red

Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself to this: “Great God, grant that twice two be not four.” – Ivan Turgenev

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In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesnt know art, just as it doesnt know freedom, just as it doesnt know goodness. – Ivan Turgenev

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Freedom
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Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse? – Ivan Turgenev

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strength
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Nature creates while destroying, and doesnt care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isnt extinguished, as long as death doesnt lose its rights. – Ivan Turgenev

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Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks. I Thessalonians – Bible

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Most people do not pray; they only beg. – George Bernard Shaw

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When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing — nothing. – Saint Francis of Assisi

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I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. – Abraham Lincoln

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