Decreed Quotes

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Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother. — Erma Bombeck
Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our constitutional protections of freedom of… — Amy Chua
Prayer is not intended to change God's purpose, nor is it to move Him to form fresh purposes. God has decreed that certain events shall… — Arthur W. Pink
It is eastwards, only and always eastwards, that the veins of our race must expand. It is the direction which Nature herself has decreed for… — Adolf Hitler
Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however,… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
It was never decreed that a god mustn't pay hotel bills. — Bertolt Brecht
There is nothing which Nature so clearly reveals, and upon which science so strongly insists, as the universal reign of law, absolute, universal, invariable law...… — Joseph LeConte
I tell you again, God hath not ordinarily decreed the end without the means; and if you will neglect the means of salvation, it is… — Richard Baxter
What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of Days has… — Saint John Chrysostom
The laws by which the Divine Ruler of the universe has decreed an indissoluble connection between public happiness and private virtue, whatever apparent exceptions may… — William Cabell Rives
Complete prohibition of all chemical mind changers can be decreed, but cannot be enforced, and tends to create more evils than it cures. — Aldous Huxley
I'm not religious in the normal sense. I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by… — Stephen Hawking
If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that… — Augustus
This whole act's immutably decreed. 'Twas rehearsed by thee and me a billion years before this ocean rolled. Fool! I am the Fates' lieutenant; I… — Herman Melville
That is why the Aethenian law makers so decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy. I am asking your help in… — John F. Kennedy
It's disgraceful how these humans blame the gods. They say their tribulations come from us, when they themselves, through their own foolishness, bring hardships which… — Homer
From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape — Sophocles
You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you. — Al-Ghazali
God decreed to save and damn certain particular persons. This decree has its foundation in the foreknowledge of God, by which he knew from all… — Jacobus Arminius
From time immemorial History has decreed that territory on this Planet Earth belongs to those powerful enough to take it and determined enough to keep… — Ben Klassen

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