I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is coming to give it back, I have no right to complain. – Joyce Cary
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails. – Euripides
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it. – Euripides
Motherhood is priced Of God, at price no man may dare To lessen or misunderstand. – Helen Hunt Jackson
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. – Alan Perlis
Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him. – Aeschylus
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. – LeBron James
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man. – Alexander Pope
A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. – William Law
Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful. – Prince
All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Charles A. Beard
Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign. – Anatole France
That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. – Thomas Aquinas
More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him. – Ramakrishna
If the Lord says to give more than you think you are able to give, know that He will provide for you. Whether things are sailing smoothly or the bottom has dropped out, He is always trustworthy. You can count on Almighty God to keep His everlasting Word. – Charles Stanley
I do not need the idea of God to explain the world I live in. – Salman Rushdie
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men. – John Stuart Mill
Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise. – Karl Rahner
If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles. – John B. S. Haldane