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

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Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. – George Meredith

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Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. – Søren Kierkegaard

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Prayer is the coin paid to Gratitude. – Terri Guillemets

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The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him. – William McGill

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