Quotes About Providence

Remember, God specializes in taking something bad and turning it around for good. You watch, you wait, you'll see.

Destiny is always dark.

Then they labour anxiously, when they overdo it, to the loss of their quiet and health: then distrustfully, when they doubt God's providence, thinking that their own labour is the cause of their thriving, as if it were in their own hands to thrive or not to thrive. Then they labour profanely, when they set themselves to work like brute beasts, never raising their thoughts to God, nor sanctifying their labour with daily prayer; when on the Lord's day they do unnecessary servile work

Surely the Gods did not bring me safe through fire and sea only to kill me with a flux.

These wolves are more than wolves, Robb. You must know that. I think perhaps the gods sent them to us. Your father's gods, the old gods of the north. Five wolf pups, Robb, five for five Stark children.

No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass.

What is the use of working out chances? There are no chances against God.

There remains the unforseen. And the unforseen is never negligible.

You know what I think? Fate! That's what it is fate! There's a thing that comes after a fellow:got a name,but I forgot what it is. Creeps up behind him, and puts him in the basket when he ain't expecting it.

Larry was designed by Providence to go through life like a small, blond firework, exploding ideas in other people's minds, and then curling up with catlike unctuousness and refusing to take any blame for the consequences.

The opportunity that God sends does not wake up him who is asleep.

This is a sane, wholesome, practical, working faith: That it is a man's business to do the will of God; second, that God himself takes on the care of that man; and third, that therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything.

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

God delays, but doesn't forget.

He that doth the ravens feed. Yea, providently caters for the sparrow. Be comfort to my age!

Fear not, but trust in Providence, Wherever thou may'st be.

God made me on a morning when he had nothing else to do.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

That's best Which God sends. 'Twas His will: it is mine.

If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.

Accept the place the divine providence has found for you.

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end.

Heap high the board with plenteous cheer, and gather to the feast, And toast the sturdy Pilgrim band whose courage never ceased. Give praise to that All-Gracious One by whom their steps were led, And thanks unto the harvest's Lord who sends our "daily bread."