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The longer I live, the more faith I have in Providence, and the less faith in my interpretation of Providence
The longer I live, the more faith I have in Providence, and the less faith in my interpretation of Providence
The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and read more
The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless.
 Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
 Alike in what it gives, and what denies.  
 Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
 Alike in what it gives, and what denies. 
God sendeth cold after clothes.
God sendeth cold after clothes.
 And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
 Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.  
 And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
 Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. 
 To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
 [To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more 
 To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
 [To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.] 
 But they that are above
 Have ends in everything.  
 But they that are above
 Have ends in everything. 
 Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things 
to their proper places.
 [Lat., Deus haec fortasse read more 
 Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things 
to their proper places.
 [Lat., Deus haec fortasse benigna
  Reducet in sedem vice.] 
 If heaven send no supplies,
 The fairest blossom of the garden dies.  
 If heaven send no supplies,
 The fairest blossom of the garden dies.