Providence Quotes

397 quotes by 269 authors

Fate! There is no fate. Between the thought and the success God is the only agent. Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings, and… — John Dickinson
We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying… — Samuel Johnson
The power, indeed, of every individual is small, and the consequence of his endeavours imperceptible, in a general prospect of the world. Providence has given… — Samuel Johnson
But we assure the socialists that we repudiate only forced organization, not natural organization. We repudiate the forms of association that are forced upon us,… — Frederic Bastiat
Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue? — George Washington
Among innumerable footsteps of divine providence to be found in the works of nature, there is a very remarkable one to be observed in the… — John Arbuthnot
Even those to whom Providence has allotted greater strength of understanding, can expect only to improve a single science. In every other part of learning,… — Samuel Johnson
Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth. — Francis Bacon
The axle of the wheels of the chariot of Providence is Infinite Love, and Gracious Wisdom is the perpetual charioteer. — Charles Spurgeon
..when, in my philosophical disquisitions, I deny a providence and a future state, I undermine not the foundations of society, but advance principles, which they… — David Hume
A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor. — Ambrose Bierce
I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a science, if it is a science, of doubtful value, to… — Mahatma Gandhi
I can express no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve… — Franklin Pierce
A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly troubles. — B. B. Warfield
Our lives are of great worth if we accept with good grace the situation Providence places us in, and go on living lovingly. — Takashi Nagai
Providence creates an unfolding situation that is exactly what the person needs, although not always what he may think he wants or desires. This is… — Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi
You have the highest of human trusts committed to your care. Providence has showered on this favored land blessings without number, and has chosen you… — J. Reuben Clark
God's providence is not in baskets lowered from the sky, but through the hands and hearts of those who love him. The lad without food… — George Arthur Buttrick
The one and only method of teaching men the true religion was established by Divine Providence for the whole world, and for all times: that… — Bartolome de las Casas

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