I was not born for courts and great affairs, but I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers.
Alexander Pope quote on prayer, debt
We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.
Seneca – Prayer
There are few men who dare to publish to the world the prayers they make to Almighty God.
Michel de Montaigne – Religion, Prayer
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
Voltaire – Prayer
I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
