After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge... →
John Biddle
War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.
Ambrose Bierce
Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.
Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.
Theodore Bikel
I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent.
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
Josh Billings
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough... →
A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
Otto von Bismarck