Bidding Prayer

Famous quotes containing the words bidding and/or prayer:

“A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“After a pause at Ball’s Hill, the St. Anne’s of Concord voyageurs, not to say any prayer for the success of our voyage, but to gather the few berries which were still left on the hills, hanging by very slender threads, we weighed anchor again, and were soon out of sight of our native village. The land seemed to grow fairer as we withdrew from it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)