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Providence Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “Nature clasps all her creatures in a universal embrace; there is not one of them which she has not plainly furnished with all means necessary to the conservation of its being.”

Michel de Montaigne

Nature, Universality, Providence, Existence, Philosophy

2. “And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

Thomas Jefferson

Declaration, Providence, Unity, Sacrifice, Patriotism

3. “The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.”

John Milton

Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings

4. “What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.”

John Milton

Divine Inspiration, Enlightenment, Providence, Poetry, Spiritual Quest

5. “Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers, our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. It's smell and it's color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.”

Arthur Conan Doyle

Nature, Providence, Beauty, Philosophy, Optimism

6. “A speckled cat and a tame hare Eat at my hearthstone And sleep there; And both look up to me alone For learning and defence As I look up to Providence.”

William Butler Yeats

Speckled Cat, Tame Hare, Hearthstone Life, Companionship, Learning, Providence

7. “Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being.”

Marcus Aurelius

Fate, Destiny, Life, Time, Providence, Cause

8. “Not even the vicissitudes of fortune are contrary to nature or to the providential ordering of the universe. It all flows from the gods, who determine what is needed for the welfare of the whole universe, of which you are a part.”

Marcus Aurelius

Fortune, Nature, Fate, Providence, Universe, Acceptance

9. “All that is from the gods is full of Providence.”

Marcus Aurelius

Providence, Faith, Divine, Life, Purpose, Belief

10. “Yet one thing secures us whatever betide, the scriptures assures us that the Lord will provide.”

Isaac Newton

Faith, Providence, Scripture, Trust, Assurance, Spirituality

11. “Let no man talk of murderers escaping justice, and hint that providence must sleep.”

Charles Dickens

Justice, Morality, Crime, Providence, Accountability

12. “The longer I live the more convinced I become that God governs in the affairs of men. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance.”

Benjamin Franklin

Faith, Governance, Life, Providence, Reflection

13. “The rain descends from heaven upon vineyards, proving God loves to see us happy.”

Benjamin Franklin

Happiness, Providence, Nature, Gratitude, Faith

14. “I have lived a long time, sir, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – that God governs in the affairs of men.”

Benjamin Franklin

Faith, Providence, Belief, Life, Wisdom