Quotes about Persistence
Consistent prayer is the desire to do right.
— Mary Baker Eddy
Prayer is an effort of will.
— Oswald Chambers
Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.
— Bill Hybels
We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you cannot accomplish it unaided.
— Phillips Brooks
Put legs to your prayers
— Ray Comfort
Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
— Timothy Keller
Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.
— Timothy Keller
Blessed be God, I not only begin praying when I kneel down, but I do not leave off praying when I rise up.
— Thomas Adams
The less I pray the harder it gets the more I pray the better it goes.
— Martin Luther
One who prays ceaselessly is one who combines prayer with work and work with prayer.
— Origen
It is vain to expect our prayers to be heard if we do not strive as well as pray.
— Aesop
Don't be discouraged if the answer to your prayer does not come immediately. Study, ponder, and pray, sincerely having faith, and live the commandments.
— Joseph Wirthlin