Providence Quotes

397 Providence quotes by 262 unique authors

Of all the gifts that wise Providence grants us to make life full and happy, friendship is the most beautiful. — Epicurus
Appetite, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor question. — Ambrose Bierce
It is we that are blind, not fortune; because our eye is too dim to discern the mystery of her effects, we foolishly paint her… — Thomas Browne
The wisdom of providence is as much revealed in the rarity of genius, as in the circumstance that not everyone is deaf or blind. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be. — Saadi
Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, creator of the Universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he ought to be… — Benjamin Franklin
My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go… — Benjamin Franklin
I firmly believe in Divine Providence. Without belief in Providence I think I should go crazy. Without God the world would be a maze without… — Woodrow Wilson
How dark are all the ways of god to man! — Euripides
The man whom heaven helps has friends enough. — Euripides
God never sends the mouth but he sendeth meat. — John Heywood
You must realize that it is the ordinary way of God's dealings with us that our ideas do not work out speedily and efficiently as… — Thomas Merton
Shakespeare said: "There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow." Everything happens perfectly. — Frederick Lenz
Among the remedies which it has pleased Almighty God to give to man to relieve his sufferings, none is so universal and so efficacious as… — Thomas Sydenham
Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them. — Sophie Swetchine
I believe in God as I believe in my friends, because I feel the breath of His affections, feel His invisible hand, drawing me, leading… — Miguel de Unamuno
The gods give to mortals not everything at the same time. — Homer
Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and ennoblement extends to all. — Wilhelm von Humboldt
Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the… — Ignatius Loyola
Through the humbling dispensations of Divine Providence, men are sometimes fitted for his service. — John Woolman
When I took off from Providence, my only professional aspiration was what it had always been: I wanted to be a sportscaster. By the time… — Mike Greenberg
In the doctrine of Providence, we have a specific Christian confession exclusively possible through faith in Jesus Christ. This faith is no general, vague notion… — G. C. Berkouwer
God brings you to places, among people, and into certain conditions to accomplish a definite purpose through the intercession of the Spirit in you. Your… — Oswald Chambers
Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise… — Kevin DeYoung
Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies the… — Charles Caleb Colton

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