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

'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.

'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.

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.

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.]

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.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and read more

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

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.

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