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Quotes about God


Trust no future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act,--act in the living Present! Heart within and God o'erhead.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

Corrie Ten Boom

The future is as bright as the promises of God.

William Carey

We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world. [Ger., Wir Deutschen furchten Gott, sonst aber Nichts in der Welt.]

Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck

It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.

Ralph Waldo Euripides

My star, God's glowworm.

Robert Browning

He had a warning heart attack in his 30's after a meal of macaroni and cheese and big mac's and macaroons.. but God gave him a 2nd chance.

O Anna Niemus

A winner is someone who recognizes his God- given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

Larry Bird

I believe that there is no God, but that matter is God and God is matter; and that it is no matter whether there is any God or no.

Unattributed Author

Nearer, my God, to Thee-- Nearer to Thee-- E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!

Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams

Man thinks, God directs. [Lat., Homo cogitat, Deu indicat.]

Alcuin (Albinus)

Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.

Alcuin (Albinus)

Man proposes, and God disposes. [It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]

Ludovico Ariosto

God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more. Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore. This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules: 'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore.

Matthew Arnold

God is best known in not knowing him. [Ger., Deus scitur melius nesciendo.]

Saint Aurelius Augustine

They that deny a God destroy man's nobility; for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, his is a base and ignoble creature.

Francis Bacon

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Francis Bible

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.

Francis Bible

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Francis Bible

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood, Fear God. Honour the king.

Francis Bible

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Francis Bible

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Francis Bible

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Francis Bible

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Francis Bible

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us who can be against us?

Francis Bible

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