"Who answers Amen is greater than the suppliant." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"The best weapons of Jew are his prayers." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"By benevolence man rises to a height where he meets God. Therefore do a good deed before you begin your prayers." ~~ Ahai Gaon, Sheiltot
"Who cries over the past is offering a vain prayer." ~~ Berakhot 9:3
"Prayer without intention is like a body without a soul." ~~ Yeshu’ot Meshicho
"Who prays in Jerusalem is as one praying before the Throne of Glory, for the Gate of Heaven is there." ~~ Pirke Derabbi Eliezer
"O Music! miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet, and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ, and uncounted nations sink down to pray." ~~ Benjamin Disraeli
"Man can never be happy if he does not nourish his soul as he does his body." ~~ Rebbe Manachen Schneerson
"Music is prayer. " ~~ Ludwig Boerne
"None should stand up to pray save in sober mood; the pious men of old used to wait an hour before they said their prayer, that they might direct their heart toward God." ~~ Berakhot 5:1
"One should not pray in levity and jest, but in gravity and the joy of doing good." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Better prayer without synagogue than synagogue without prayer." ~~ Abraham Heschel
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