I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation and there must be a vent.

Henry Ward Beecher
Some Similar Quotes
  1. If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way! - Alexander Pope
  2. Writing is prayer. - Franz Kafka
  3. I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer. - Martin Luther
  4. I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway. - Nicholas Sparks
  5. Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. - Thomas Aquinas
More Quotes By Henry Ward Beecher
  1. Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
  2. Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
  3. Now comes the mystery! (last words)
  4. Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
  5. All words are pegs to hang ideas on.
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