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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If heaven send no supplies,
The fairest blossom of the garden dies.
If heaven send no supplies,
The fairest blossom of the garden dies.
Out of the sea
the sun aborning
Not adorned but
all adorning
with his awesome light
of morning
says to read more
Out of the sea
the sun aborning
Not adorned but
all adorning
with his awesome light
of morning
says to you
Come! My Mavoorning!
We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to
enhance the value of its favours.
We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to
enhance the value of its favours.
But they that are above
Have ends in everything.
But they that are above
Have ends in everything.
Behind a frowning Providence
He hides a smiling face.
Behind a frowning Providence
He hides a smiling face.
Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. read more
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.
God tempers the cold to the shorn sheep.
[Fr., Dieu mesure le froid a la brebis tondue.]
God tempers the cold to the shorn sheep.
[Fr., Dieu mesure le froid a la brebis tondue.]
When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing read more
When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception of a general government, and in conciliating the good will of the People of America towards one
'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.
'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.
