George Eliot Quotes

Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying.

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.

Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

You may be leading, then you might be at the back of the pack trying to work your way up. It's just a constant reminder not to give up, and to know that God, in my mind, is really in control.

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.

The Bible says not to worry so I don't. I just get up in the morning and ask God for help to get through the day. If tomorrow shows up then I'll take the same shot tomorrow.

God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.

Here is the great secret of success. Work with all your might; but trust not in the least in your work. Pray with all your might for the blessing of God; but work, at the same time, with all diligence, with all patience, with all perseverance. Pray then, and work. Work and pray. And still again pray, and then work. And so on all the days of your life. The result will surely be, abundant blessing. Whether you see much fruit or little fruit, such kind of service will be blessed.

God uses people to help others. I only pray my faith is strong enough to get me through what I have to face.

Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.

Every day, no matter what I'm doing, I say, 'Lord, I'll do the best I can, and You do the rest.

To say prayers in a decent, delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really, to pray till hell feels the ponderous stroke, to pray till the iron gates of difficulty are opened, till the mountains of obstacles are removed, till the mists are exhaled and the clouds are lifted, and the sunshine of a cloudless day brightens-this is hard work, but it is God's work, and man's best labor.

Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work.

When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.

I desire an special interest in your prayers that my faith fail not in the day of adversity.

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

I turn to someone, I'm not sure, to God I think, but I never ask for anything. I would never pray to win a title; it makes no sense. I've never understood those who pray before a match. I simply give thanks for what I have received.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

God has been good to me. My faith has been good to me in the moments of deepest suffering, doubt and fear.

By God's help, and the intelligent use of their own strong right arms they could accomplish great things.