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I believe God rules all by his divine providence and that the stars by his permission are instruments. ↗

— William Lilly

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Religion is the belief in an ever-living God, that is, in a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe and holding moral relations with mankind. ↗

— James Martineau

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The evolutionary explanation for origins, although impossible either to prove or to test scientifically, is nevertheless defended by its proponents on the basis that it is the only explanation which is naturalistic, not involving the 'supernatural' element of a divine Creator. ↗

— Henry M. Morris

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You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

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I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship, and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage. ↗

— Chaim Potok

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For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine. ↗

— Matthew Prior

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Joy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night; Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light. ↗

— Adelaide Anne Procter

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The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it. ↗

— Frederick William Robertson

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The New Testament presents, in its way, the same union of the divine and human as the person of Christ. In this sense also 'the word became flesh, and dwells among us.' ↗

— Philip Schaff

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Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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