quotations about Providence
The determinations of Providence are always wise, often inscrutable; and, though its decrees appear to bear hard upon us at times, is nevertheless meant for gracious purposes.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
letter to Bryan Fairfax, March 1, 1778
Nothing makes us better understand what trifling things Providence thinks He bestows on men in granting them wealth, money, dignities, and other advantages, than the manner in which they are distributed and the kind of men who have the largest share.
JEAN DE LA BRUYÈRE
"Of the Gifts of Fortune", Les Caractères
In the 20th century (as in every century), God's providence is working parallel to the politics of the day.
DWIGHT LONGENECKER
Sts. Faustina and John Paul Prove Providence Triumphs Over Politics", National Catholic Register, May 20, 2016
Praise bounteous
providence if you will
that grants even an ogre
a tiny glow-worm
tenderness encapsulated
in icy caverns of cruel
heart or else despair
for in the very germ
of that kindred love is
lodged the perpetuity
of evil.
CHINUA ACHEBE
Attento, Soul Brother!
You don't question Providence. If you can't have the reality, a dream is just as good.
RAY BRADBURY
The Martian Chronicles
Nothing is easier to us who pass our time in the great school of Providence than to learn its lessons.
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
The Deerslayer
And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
JOSEPH ADDISON
The Campaign
Providence is wiser than you, and you may be confident it has suited all things better to your eternal good than you could do had you been left to your own option.
JOHN FLAVEL
The Mystery of Providence
When Providence favors, you can make a safe voyage on a twig.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS
The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Christ's revelation of the All-encompassing Providence over-arches us at times like the clear night-sky, when one halts on his march through the desert, breathing a blessed coolness over our parched and weary nature, and amidst the lonely waste, the drifting sand, and the fluttering tents, looking down upon us with a great and tender assurance of permanence and peace.
E. H. CHAPIN
Living Words
God's providence is such that not only is he present in everything. He is also actively intervening in our life, especially in the little things, drawing us and everything else to himself.
ROY CIMAGALA
"Rock and Refuge", The Visayan Daily Star