#providence

About the twenty-third year of my age, I had many fresh and heavenly openings, in respect to the care and providence of the Almighty over his creatures in general, and over man as the most noble amongst those which are visible. ↗

— John Woolman

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I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#nature #providence #art

Life is but a Weaving” (the Tapestry Poem) “My life is but a weaving Between my God and me. I cannot choose the colors He weaveth steadily. Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow; And I in foolish pride Forget He sees the upper And I the underside. Not ’til the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly Will God unroll the canvas And reveal the reason why. The dark threads are as needful In the weaver’s skillful hand As the threads of gold and silver In the pattern He has planned He knows, He loves, He cares; Nothing this truth can dim. He gives the very best to those Who leave the choice to Him. ↗

— Corrie Ten Boom

#sorrow #suffering #life

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. ↗

— Alphonse de Lamartine

#becomes #conceals #details #generalities #history

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

— William Lilly

#divine #god #his #i #i believe

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion. ↗

— Phyllis McGinley

#argument #armed #blithe #calls #come

It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly. ↗

— John George Nicolay

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He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

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Experience join'd with common sense, To mortals is a providence. ↗

— Matthew Green

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