P Quotes
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“Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.”
Source: Memoirs of Celebrated Characters
“Providence creates an unfolding situation that is exactly what the person needs, although not always what he may think he wants or desires. This is called luck by those who are unaware of the workings of higher Worlds. Providence also creates very difficult circumstances to reveal or dissolve a fixed situation ... This is called bad luck or later, A Blessing in Disguise.”
“Providence has a wild, rough, incalculable road to its end, and it is of no use to try to whitewash its huge, mixed instrumentalities, or to dress up that terrific benefactor in a clean shirt and white neckcloth of a student in divinity.”
Source: The Annotated Emerson
“Providence has at all times been my only dependence, for all other resources seemed to have failed us.”
Source: The Writings of George Washington: pt. V. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses
“Providence has decreed that those common acquisitions, money, gems, plate, noble mansions, and dominion, should be sometimes bestowed on the indolent and unworthy; but those things which constitute our true riches, and which are properly our own, must be procured by our own labor.”
“Providence has delivered me of every worldly passion, save this one; the desire to acquire books, new or old books of any kind, whose charms I cannot persuade myself to resist.”
“Providence has done, and I am persuaded is disposed to do, a great deal for us; but we are not to forget the fable of Jupiter and the countryman.”
Source: Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious
“Providence has fixed the limits of human enjoyment by immovable boundaries, and has set different gratifications at such a distance from each other, that no art or power can bring them together. This great law it is the business of every rational being to understand, that life may not pass away in an attempt to make contradictions consistent, to combine opposite qualities, and to unite things which the nature of their being must always keep asunder.”
Source: Life and Writings
“Providence has given human wisdom the choice between two fates: either hope and agitation, or hopelessness and calm.”
“Providence has given the United States the duty of extending Christian civilization. We come as ministering angels, not despots.”
“Providence has given to our people the choice of their ruler, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. John Jay First Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.”
Source: Cliffs Notes on The Federalist
“Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air!”
Source: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays ...
“Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life.”
“Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.”
“Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.”
Source: The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi
“Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.”
“Providence has ordained that I should be the greatest liberator of humanity. I am freeing man from the restraints of an intelligence that has taken charge, from the dirty and degrading self-mortification of a false vision called conscience and morality, and from the demands of a freedom and independence which only a very few can bear.”
“Providence has so ordained it, that only two women have a true interest in the happiness of a man--his own mother, and the mother of his children. Besides these two legitimate kinds of love, there is nothing between the two creatures except vain excitement, painful and vain delusion.”
“Providence is a greater mystery than revelation.”
“Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.”
“Providence is like a curious piece of tapestry made of a thousand shreds, which, single, appear useless, but put together, they represent a beautiful history to the eye.”
“Providence is the perpetuity and continuance of creation.”
Source: Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)
“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.”
Source: The Mystery of Providence
“Providence is wonderfully intricate. Ah! You want always to see through Providence, do you not? You never will, I assure you. You have not eyes good enough. You want to see what good that affliction was to you; you must believe it. You want to see how it can bring good to the soul; you may be enabled in a little time; but you cannot see it now; you must believe it. Honor God by trusting Him.”
“Providence knows best.”
“Providence must call us and we must follow it, if we are to go forward confidently.”
Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents
“Providence protects us in all the details of our lot.”
“Providence School of Art students used to sneak into P Funk concerts.”
“Providence seems to call me to the regions beyond”
Source: Livingstone's Missionary Correspondence, 1841-1856
“Providence seems to look after the chumps of this world; and, personally, I'm all for it.”
“Providence so orders the case, that faith and prayer come between our wants and supplies, and the goodness of God may be the more magnified in our eyes thereby.”
Source: The Mystery of Providence
“Providence The will of God acting together with human will. But he respects our will absolutely. He does not force. Love never forces. It only invites. ... There is a war between good and”
“Providence then - and this is what is most important to grasp - is not the same thing as a universal teleology. To believe in divine and unfailing providence is not to burden one's conscience with the need to see every event in this world not only as an occasion for God's grace, but as a positive determination of God's will whereby he brings to pass a comprehensive design that, in the absence of any single one of these events, would not have been possible. It may seem that this is to draw only the finest of logical distinction, one so fine indeed as to amount to little more than a sophistry. Some theologians - Calvin, for instance - have denied that the distinction between what God wills and what he permits has any meaning at all. And certainly there is no unanimity in the history of Christian exegesis on this matter. Certain classic Western interpretations of Paul's treatment of the hardening of Pharaoh's heart and of the hardened heart of Israel in Romans 9 have taken it as a clear statement of God's immediate determination of his creatures' wills. But in the Eastern Christian tradition, and in the thought of many of the greatest Western theologians, the same argument has often been understood to assert no more than that God in either case allowed a prior corruption of the will to run its course, or even - like a mire in the light of the sun - to harden the outpouring of God's fiery mercy, and always for the sake of a greater good that will perhaps redound even to the benefit of the sinner. One might read Christ's answer to his disciples' question regarding why a man had been born blind - 'that the works of God should be made manifest in him' (John 9:3) - either as a refutation or as a confirmation of the distinction between divine will and permission. When all is said and done, however, not only is the distinction neither illogical nor slight; it is an absolute necessity if - setting aside, as we should, all other judgments as superstitious, stochastic, and secondary - we are to be guided by the full character of what is revealed of God in Christ. For, after all, if it is from Christ that we are to learn how God relates himself to sin, suffering, evil, and death, it would seem that he provides us little evidence of anything other than a regal, relentless, and miraculous enmity: sin he forgives, suffering he heals, evil he casts out, and death he conquers. And absolutely nowhere does Christ act as if any of these things are part of the eternal work or purposes of God.”
Source: The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?
“Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.”
“PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it.”
Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“Providentially, learned habits can be unlearned, especially in the context of moral groups.”
“Providing a real way to deal with the urgent needs of environmental issues that is accessible to everyone is the new fight for the democratization of design.”
“Providing a writer isn't put off by conventions - and some are - attending them can be a nice break from the necessary isolation of writing.”
“Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don’t stick to that thought, then we’d have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game.”
“Providing all necessary skills for individual underachievers ensures sustainability in the reversal process.”
“Providing clean, efficient solar/electric generators to industries such as oil companies, spanning from film and event production, construction, disaster relief, agriculture, forestry, and nonprofit organizations. We're literally helping green oil companies, helping them find ways to pollute less while creating jobs. When I look at the breadth of positive impact these technologies can have, I truly get excited. Imagine a generator where ZERO fuel is used!”
“Providing clear communication and timely updates on admissions status is crucial to maintaining applicants' interest and engagement throughout the enrolment process.”
“Providing employment is the best form of social service, as it serves you, others, your country, your world - the entire society.”
“Providing experiential learning opportunities through internships, field trips, and service learning projects immerses students in real-world contexts, deepening their understanding and appreciation of academic concepts and preparing them for the future.”
“Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a water-tight excuse for making money hand over fist.”
“Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a watertight excuse for making money hand over fist. Greed may be a sin, exploitation of other people might, on the face of it, look rather nasty, but who can blame a man for 'doing the best' for his children?”
“Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.”
“Providing for the ones he loves and care about, whether it's monetarily or with sweat equity, is part of a man's DNA, and if he loves and cares for you, this man will provide for you all these things with no limits.”
“Providing free streets for vehicles and charging for public transit is taxing the necessities of the poor for the autogenocidal luxuries of the wealthy.”
Source: The Creation of Me, Them and Us
“Providing great customer service is the most natural activity in the world. It’s fun to help others because it feels good.”