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Whatever is, is in its causes just.
Whatever is, is in its causes just.
Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, read more
Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, and the longest cannon.
Providence is always on the side of the last reserve
Providence is always on the side of the last reserve
God made bees, and bees made honey,
God made man, and man made money,
Pride made the read more
God made bees, and bees made honey,
God made man, and man made money,
Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin;
So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
- transcribed by James Henry Dixon,
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The longer I live, the more faith I have in Providence, and the less faith in my interpretation of Providence
The longer I live, the more faith I have in Providence, and the less faith in my interpretation of Providence
Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial
To my proportion'd strength.
Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial
To my proportion'd strength.
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.
Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things
to their proper places.
[Lat., Deus haec fortasse read more
Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things
to their proper places.
[Lat., Deus haec fortasse benigna
Reducet in sedem vice.]
