To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask, but when we are challenged to be what we can be. | |
— Morris Adler | |
[For a prayer I used to say whenever I had a big decision looming, see: The Para’s Prayer on my Poems page. — KMAB] | |
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