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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON PROVIDENCE
God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626, British philosopher, essayist, statesman)
God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, American preacher, orator, writer)
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.
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899, American orator, lawyer)
Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, and the longest cannon.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, American President (16th))
I never could believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden.
Richard Rumbold (1622-1685, British rebel)
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.
Mark Twain (1835-1910, American humorist, writer)
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