Beauty is God’s handwriting.
—Charles Kingsley (1819–75) English Clergyman, Academic, Historian, Novelist
If triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
—Montesquieu (1689–1755) French Political Philosopher, Jurist
God gave man an upright countenance to survey the heavens, and to look upward to the stars.
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (c.43 BCE–c.18 CE) Roman Poet
My friends I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
—Henry Ford (1863–1947) American Businessperson, Engineer
Every law of matter or the body, supposed to govern man, is rendered null and void by the law of Life, God.
—Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) American Christian Science Religious Leader, Humanitarian, Writer
God is a verb.
—Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) American Inventor, Philosopher
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Prayer honors God, acknowledges His being, exalts His power, adores His providence, secures His aid.
—Edward McKendree Bounds (1835–1913) American Methodist Clergyman, Author, Lawyer
God has many names, though He is only one Being.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
We need God, not in order to understand the why, but in order to feel and sustain the ultimate wherefore, to give a meaning to the universe.
—Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) Spanish Educator, Philosopher, Author
In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.
—Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) Greek Playwright
Man appoints, and God disappoints.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried. He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
God hath entrusted me with myself.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
If we really think about it, God exists for any single individual who puts his trust in Him, not for the whole of humanity, with its laws, its organizations, and its violence. Humanity is the demon which God does not succeed in destroying.
—Salvatore Satta (1902–75) Italian Jurist, Novelist
All things lead to my success.
—Neale Donald Walsch (b.1943) American Spiritual Writer
Do every common act as a god should do it; speak every word as a god should speak it.
—Wallace Wattles (1860–1911) American New Thought Author
God can only do for you what He can do through you.
—Eric Butterworth (1916–2003) American Spirituality Writer
I like to interpose in all of my appointments, if the Lord wills.
—Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843–1919) Canadian Protestant Preacher, Theologian, Author
God is a verb, not a noun.
—Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) American Inventor, Philosopher
The spiritual journey does not consist in arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one’s own ignorance concerning one’s self and life, and the gradual growth of that understanding which begins the spiritual awakening. The finding of God is a coming to one’s self.
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English Humanist, Pacifist, Essayist, Short Story Writer, Satirist
Our thanks to God should always precede our requests.
—Anonymous
God is at home, it’s we who have gone out for a walk.
—Meister Eckhart (c.1260–1327) German Christian Mystic
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
Man proposes, but God disposes.
—Thomas a Kempis (1379–1471) German Religious Priest, Writer
In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life’s distractions is called Tapas. It’s another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as “heat” or “essential energy”. The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.
—Russell Simmons (b.1957) American Music Promoter
God delays but doesn’t forget.
—Spanish Proverb