Prayer lays hold of God’s plan and becomes the link between his will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things happen, and we are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit’s prayer. — Elisabeth Elliot

It is possible to move men, through God, by prayer alone. — Hudson Taylor

Work, work, from morning until late at night. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall have to spend the first three hours in prayer. — Martin Luther

Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers. — J. Sidlow Baxter

I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man may be nourished . . . I saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God and to meditation of it. — George Mueller

Remove from prayer much speaking, not much praying. — Augustine

Pray as though everything depended on God; work as though everything depended on you. — Augustine

What can be more excellent than prayer; what is more profitable to our life; what sweeter to our souls; what more sublime, in the course of our whole life, than the practice of prayer! — Augustine

He that loveth little prayeth little, he that loveth much prayeth much. — Augustine

If faith fails, prayer perishes. — Augustine

You shall find this to be God’s usual course: not to give his children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them. — Richard Baxter

Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them. — Richard Baxter

Prayer is the breath of the new creature. — Richard Baxter

Above all be much in secret prayer and meditation. By this you will fetch the heavenly fire that must kindle your sacrifice: remember you cannot decline and neglect your duty to your own hurt alone, many will be losers by it as well as you. — Richard Baxter

He who has truly prayed has completed the half of his study. — Andrew Bonar

Oh brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper—and sleep too—than not pray. And we must not talk about prayer, we must pray  in right earnest. The Lord is near. He comes softly while the virgins slumber. — Andrew Bonar

God likes to see his people shut up to this, that there is no hope but in prayer. Herein lies the church’s power against the world. — Andrew Bonar

The Prince of the power of the air seems to bend all the force of his attack against the spirit of prayer. — Andrew Bonar

God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. — E.M. Bounds

The word of God is the food by which prayer is nourished and made strong. —E. M. Bounds

A life growing in its purity and devotion will be a more prayerful life. — E.M. Bounds

A holy mouth is made by praying. — E.M. Bounds

The church upon its knees would bring heaven upon the earth. — E.M. Bounds

Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make prayer a rare and feeble thing. — E.M. Bounds