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For it would have been better that man should have been born
dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather read more

For it would have been better that man should have been born
dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ
the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
[Lat., Mutos enim nasci, et egere omni ratione satius fuisset,
quam providentiae munera in mutuam perniciem convertere.]

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Lap of providence.

Lap of providence.

by Humphrey Prideaux Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Whatever is, is in its causes just.

Whatever is, is in its causes just.

by John Dryden Found in: Providence Quotes,
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God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]

God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]

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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.

by John Milton Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. read more

Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.

by Thornton Wilder Found in: Providence Quotes,
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God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.

by Francis Bacon 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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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

by Jeremiah Day Found in: Providence Quotes,
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