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    God made bees, and bees made honey,
    God made man, and man made money,
    Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin;
    So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
    - transcribed by James Henry Dixon,

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God sendeth cold after clothes.

God sendeth cold after clothes.

by William Camden Found in: Providence Quotes,
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The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

by Bible Found in: Providence Quotes,
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For it would have been better that man should have been born
dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather read more

For it would have been better that man should have been born
dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ
the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
[Lat., Mutos enim nasci, et egere omni ratione satius fuisset,
quam providentiae munera in mutuam perniciem convertere.]

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Whatever is, is in its causes just.

Whatever is, is in its causes just.

by John Dryden Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Who sees with equal eye, as God of all,
A hero perish, or a sparrow fall,
Atoms read more

Who sees with equal eye, as God of all,
A hero perish, or a sparrow fall,
Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd,
And now a bubble burst, and now a world.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Providence Quotes,
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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.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, read more

Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, and the longest cannon.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Providence Quotes,
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My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers.

My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Providence Quotes,
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Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Wherever thou may'st be.

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

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