Make me little in mind, soft in heart, trusting in soul.

No prayers can be heard which do not come from a forgiving heart. — J. C. Ryle

When you pray for anyone  you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him. — Norman Vincent Peale

There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him. — William Law

Ask God&#039;s blessing on your work  but don&#039;t ask him to do it for you. — Dame Flora Robson

Prayer indeed is good  but while calling on the gods  a man should himself lend a hand. — Hippocrates

Prayer  among sane people  has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end. — George Santayana

It is vain to expect our prayers to be heard if we do not strive as well as pray. — Aesop

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands. — Bernard of Clairvaux