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    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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When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing read more

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception of a general government, and in conciliating the good will of the People of America towards one

by George Washington Found in: Providence Quotes,
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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.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,
Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust.

Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,
Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust.

by Alexander Pope 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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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 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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Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we read more

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring

by Peter De Vries Found in: Providence Quotes,
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God tempers the cold to the shorn sheep.
[Fr., Dieu mesure le froid a la brebis tondue.]

God tempers the cold to the shorn sheep.
[Fr., Dieu mesure le froid a la brebis tondue.]

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