Providence Quotes

397 quotes by 262 authors

Now departure from the world of men is nothing to fear, if gods exist: because they would not involve you in any harm. If they… — Marcus Aurelius
How often do we sigh for opportunities for doing good, whilst we neglect the openings of Providence in little things, which would frequentlyÂ lead to… — George Crabbe
It's better to have a malign providence than an indifferent one. — Sebastian Faulks
Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world which,… — William McKinley
In conclusion I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country.… — Zachary Taylor
If we find ourselves increasing beyond example in numbers, in strength, in wealth, in knowledge, in everything which promotes human and social happiness, let us… — John Tyler
The providence of God is subordinate to creation; and it is, therefore, necessary that it should not impinge against creation, which it would do, were… — Jacobus Arminius
Today I think that if for no other reason than that an Auschwitz existed, no one in our age should speak of Providence. — Primo Levi
A wise Providence consoles our present afflictions by joys borrowed from the future. — Hosea Ballou
Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they… — Isaac Barrow
It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence. — Franklin Pierce
But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the… — Franklin Pierce
But I'm in favor of every religion with the possible exception of snake-chunking. Anybody that so presumes on how he stands with Providence that he… — Earl Long
Providence School of Art students used to sneak into P Funk concerts. — Bernie Worrell
Mike Stanton is our preeminent aficionado and raconteur of Rhode Islandâ€™s flamboyantly criminal political follies, and The Prince of Providence is the chronicle of a… — Philip Gourevitch
America, the great liberator, is in desperate need of being liberated from itself -- from its own excesses and arrogance. And the world needs to… — Kalle Lasn
Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England. — Horace Porter
All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be realized… — Ezra Stiles
Much of life appears mundane at the time. Yet in God's providence every moment includes significant details arranged by His divine hand. — Dillon Burroughs
The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence. — William Ames

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