"Who cries over the past is offering a vain prayer." ~~ Berakhot 9:3
"One should not pray in levity and jest, but in gravity and the joy of doing good." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Prayer is greater than sacrifices." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"By benevolence man rises to a height where he meets God. Therefore do a good deed before you begin your prayers." ~~ Ahai Gaon, Sheiltot
"Better prayer without synagogue than synagogue without prayer." ~~ Abraham Heschel
"A drunkard who prays is as though he worships idols." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Prayers truly from the heart open all the doors in Heaven." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"If a man sees that his prayer was not granted, let him pray again!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"A man must bless God for the evil, just as he blesses Him for the good." ~~ Berakhot 9:5
"In Ne”ilah [the closing prayer] of Yom Kippur, what did he [the Cohen] say? “And Hashem will bless you from Zion and you will see the good of Jerusalem all of the days of your life.” " ~~ Talmud, Sotah 40a
"Look upon the rainbow and bless its Maker!" ~~ Ben Sira 43:11
"Redeem us speedily for the sake of Your name!" ~~ Eighteen Benedictions
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