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    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,

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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.]

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Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life

by Voltaire Found in: Providence Quotes,
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We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to
enhance the value of its favours.

We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to
enhance the value of its favours.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Providence Quotes,
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There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow

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God's providence is on the side of clear heads.

God's providence is on the side of clear heads.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Providence Quotes,
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The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of read more

The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of man; and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Among the remedies which it has pleased Almighty God to give to man to relieve his sufferings, none is so read more

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 opium.

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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.

by Bible Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

Behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

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