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  1. A quotation from The Bible

    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.
    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
       thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
     
    מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהֹוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃]
    בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃
    נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃
    [גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃

    The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
    Book 19. Psalms 23: 1ff (Ps 23:1-4) [KJV (1611)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/83235/

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  2. A quotation from The Bible

    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.
    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
       thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
     
    מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהֹוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃]
    בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃
    נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃
    [גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃

    The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
    Book 19. Psalms 23: 1ff (Ps 23:1-4) [KJV (1611)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/83235/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #oldtestament #psalms #psalm23 #divinefavor #divinemercy #fear #God #guardian #guidance #protection #providence

  3. A quotation from The Bible

    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.
    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
       thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
     
    מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהֹוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃]
    בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃
    נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃
    [גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃

    The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
    Book 19. Psalms 23: 1ff (Ps 23:1-4) [KJV (1611)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/83235/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #oldtestament #psalms #psalm23 #divinefavor #divinemercy #fear #God #guardian #guidance #protection #providence

  4. A quotation from The Bible

    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.
    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
       thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
     
    מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהֹוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃]
    בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃
    נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃
    [גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃

    The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
    Book 19. Psalms 23: 1ff (Ps 23:1-4) [KJV (1611)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/83235/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #oldtestament #psalms #psalm23 #divinefavor #divinemercy #fear #God #guardian #guidance #protection #providence

  5. A quotation from James Howell

    Do thou thy best, and leave to God the rest.

    James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
    Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings,” 2nd Century (1659)

    More about this quote: wist.info/howell-james/9711/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jameshowell #aspire #divinefavor #divinejudgment #effort #endeavor #everyeffort #faith #giveall #God #grace #strive #struggle #try #tryhard #utmost

  6. A quotation from James Howell

    Do thou thy best, and leave to God the rest.

    James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
    Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings,” 2nd Century (1659)

    More about this quote: wist.info/howell-james/9711/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jameshowell #aspire #divinefavor #divinejudgment #effort #endeavor #everyeffort #faith #giveall #God #grace #strive #struggle #try #tryhard #utmost

  7. A quotation from James Howell

    Do thou thy best, and leave to God the rest.

    James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
    Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings,” 2nd Century (1659)

    More about this quote: wist.info/howell-james/9711/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jameshowell #aspire #divinefavor #divinejudgment #effort #endeavor #everyeffort #faith #giveall #God #grace #strive #struggle #try #tryhard #utmost

  8. A quotation from James Howell

    Do thou thy best, and leave to God the rest.

    James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
    Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “New Sayings,” 2nd Century (1659)

    More about this quote: wist.info/howell-james/9711/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jameshowell #aspire #divinefavor #divinejudgment #effort #endeavor #everyeffort #faith #giveall #God #grace #strive #struggle #try #tryhard #utmost

  9. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       Only the other day a gentleman was telling me of a case of special Providence. He knew it. He had been the subject of it. A few years ago he was about to go on a ship, when he was detained. He did not go, and the ship was lost with all on board.
       “Yes,” I said, ” Do you think the people who were drowned believed in special Providence?” Think of the infinite egotism of such a doctrine. Here is a man that fails to go upon a ship with 500 passengers, and they go down to the bottom of the sea — fathers, mothers, children, and loving husbands and wives waiting upon the shores of expectation. Here is one poor little wretch that did not happen to go! And he thinks that God, the Infinite Being, interfered in his poor little withered behalf and let the rest all go. That is special Providence!

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #blessing #divineblessing #divinefavor #divineintercession #divineintervention #divinemercy #divinewill #providence #theodicy #problemofevil #problemofsuffering

  10. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       Only the other day a gentleman was telling me of a case of special Providence. He knew it. He had been the subject of it. A few years ago he was about to go on a ship, when he was detained. He did not go, and the ship was lost with all on board.
       “Yes,” I said, ” Do you think the people who were drowned believed in special Providence?” Think of the infinite egotism of such a doctrine. Here is a man that fails to go upon a ship with 500 passengers, and they go down to the bottom of the sea — fathers, mothers, children, and loving husbands and wives waiting upon the shores of expectation. Here is one poor little wretch that did not happen to go! And he thinks that God, the Infinite Being, interfered in his poor little withered behalf and let the rest all go. That is special Providence!

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #blessing #divineblessing #divinefavor #divineintercession #divineintervention #divinemercy #divinewill #providence #theodicy #problemofevil #problemofsuffering

  11. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       Only the other day a gentleman was telling me of a case of special Providence. He knew it. He had been the subject of it. A few years ago he was about to go on a ship, when he was detained. He did not go, and the ship was lost with all on board.
       “Yes,” I said, ” Do you think the people who were drowned believed in special Providence?” Think of the infinite egotism of such a doctrine. Here is a man that fails to go upon a ship with 500 passengers, and they go down to the bottom of the sea — fathers, mothers, children, and loving husbands and wives waiting upon the shores of expectation. Here is one poor little wretch that did not happen to go! And he thinks that God, the Infinite Being, interfered in his poor little withered behalf and let the rest all go. That is special Providence!

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #blessing #divineblessing #divinefavor #divineintercession #divineintervention #divinemercy #divinewill #providence #theodicy #problemofevil #problemofsuffering

  12. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       Only the other day a gentleman was telling me of a case of special Providence. He knew it. He had been the subject of it. A few years ago he was about to go on a ship, when he was detained. He did not go, and the ship was lost with all on board.
       “Yes,” I said, ” Do you think the people who were drowned believed in special Providence?” Think of the infinite egotism of such a doctrine. Here is a man that fails to go upon a ship with 500 passengers, and they go down to the bottom of the sea — fathers, mothers, children, and loving husbands and wives waiting upon the shores of expectation. Here is one poor little wretch that did not happen to go! And he thinks that God, the Infinite Being, interfered in his poor little withered behalf and let the rest all go. That is special Providence!

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #blessing #divineblessing #divinefavor #divineintercession #divineintervention #divinemercy #divinewill #providence #theodicy #problemofevil #problemofsuffering

  13. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       A devout clergyman sought every opportunity to impress upon the mind of his son the fact, that God takes care of all his creatures; that the falling sparrow attracts his attention, and that his loving kindness is over all his works.
       Happening, one day, to see a crane wading in quest of food, the good man pointed out to his son the perfect adaptation of the crane to get his living in that manner. “See,” said he, “how his legs are formed for wading! What a long slender bill he has! Observe how nicely he folds his feet when putting them in or drawing them out of the water! He does not cause the slightest ripple. He is thus enabled to approach the fish without giving them any notice of his arrival.”
       “My son,” said he, “it is impossible to look at that bird without recognizing the design, as well as the goodness of God, in thus providing the means of subsistence.”
       “Yes,” replied the boy, “I think I see the goodness of God, at least so far as the crane is concerned; but after all, father, don’t you think the arrangement a little tough on the fish?”

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #circleoflife #creation #divinefavor #divinegift #divinelove #divineplan #foodchain #God #God'slove #intelligentdesign #lovingkindness #predation #predator #providence

  14. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       A devout clergyman sought every opportunity to impress upon the mind of his son the fact, that God takes care of all his creatures; that the falling sparrow attracts his attention, and that his loving kindness is over all his works.
       Happening, one day, to see a crane wading in quest of food, the good man pointed out to his son the perfect adaptation of the crane to get his living in that manner. “See,” said he, “how his legs are formed for wading! What a long slender bill he has! Observe how nicely he folds his feet when putting them in or drawing them out of the water! He does not cause the slightest ripple. He is thus enabled to approach the fish without giving them any notice of his arrival.”
       “My son,” said he, “it is impossible to look at that bird without recognizing the design, as well as the goodness of God, in thus providing the means of subsistence.”
       “Yes,” replied the boy, “I think I see the goodness of God, at least so far as the crane is concerned; but after all, father, don’t you think the arrangement a little tough on the fish?”

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #circleoflife #creation #divinefavor #divinegift #divinelove #divineplan #foodchain #God #God'slove #intelligentdesign #lovingkindness #predation #predator #providence

  15. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       What would we think of a father, who should give a farm to his children, and before giving them possession should plant upon it thousands of deadly shrubs and vines; should stock it with ferocious beasts, and poisonous reptiles; should take pains to put a few swamps in the neighborhood to breed malaria; should so arrange matters, that the ground would occasionally open and swallow a few of his darlings, and besides all this, should establish a few volcanoes in the immediate vicinity, that might at any moment overwhelm his children with rivers of fire? Suppose that this father neglected to tell his children which of the plants were deadly; that the reptiles were poisonous; failed to say anything about the earthquakes, and kept the volcano business a profound secret; would we pronounce him angel or fiend?
       And yet this is exactly what the orthodox God has done.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #creation #danger #divinefavor #divinegift #divinemercy #divinepurpose #Genesis #God #nature #pain #problemofevil #problemofsuffering #theodicy

  16. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       What would we think of a father, who should give a farm to his children, and before giving them possession should plant upon it thousands of deadly shrubs and vines; should stock it with ferocious beasts, and poisonous reptiles; should take pains to put a few swamps in the neighborhood to breed malaria; should so arrange matters, that the ground would occasionally open and swallow a few of his darlings, and besides all this, should establish a few volcanoes in the immediate vicinity, that might at any moment overwhelm his children with rivers of fire? Suppose that this father neglected to tell his children which of the plants were deadly; that the reptiles were poisonous; failed to say anything about the earthquakes, and kept the volcano business a profound secret; would we pronounce him angel or fiend?
       And yet this is exactly what the orthodox God has done.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #creation #danger #divinefavor #divinegift #divinemercy #divinepurpose #Genesis #God #nature #pain #problemofevil #problemofsuffering #theodicy

  17. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       What would we think of a father, who should give a farm to his children, and before giving them possession should plant upon it thousands of deadly shrubs and vines; should stock it with ferocious beasts, and poisonous reptiles; should take pains to put a few swamps in the neighborhood to breed malaria; should so arrange matters, that the ground would occasionally open and swallow a few of his darlings, and besides all this, should establish a few volcanoes in the immediate vicinity, that might at any moment overwhelm his children with rivers of fire? Suppose that this father neglected to tell his children which of the plants were deadly; that the reptiles were poisonous; failed to say anything about the earthquakes, and kept the volcano business a profound secret; would we pronounce him angel or fiend?
       And yet this is exactly what the orthodox God has done.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #creation #danger #divinefavor #divinegift #divinemercy #divinepurpose #Genesis #God #nature #pain #problemofevil #problemofsuffering #theodicy

  18. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       What would we think of a father, who should give a farm to his children, and before giving them possession should plant upon it thousands of deadly shrubs and vines; should stock it with ferocious beasts, and poisonous reptiles; should take pains to put a few swamps in the neighborhood to breed malaria; should so arrange matters, that the ground would occasionally open and swallow a few of his darlings, and besides all this, should establish a few volcanoes in the immediate vicinity, that might at any moment overwhelm his children with rivers of fire? Suppose that this father neglected to tell his children which of the plants were deadly; that the reptiles were poisonous; failed to say anything about the earthquakes, and kept the volcano business a profound secret; would we pronounce him angel or fiend?
       And yet this is exactly what the orthodox God has done.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #creation #danger #divinefavor #divinegift #divinemercy #divinepurpose #Genesis #God #nature #pain #problemofevil #problemofsuffering #theodicy

  19. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       What would we think of a father, who should give a farm to his children, and before giving them possession should plant upon it thousands of deadly shrubs and vines; should stock it with ferocious beasts, and poisonous reptiles; should take pains to put a few swamps in the neighborhood to breed malaria; should so arrange matters, that the ground would occasionally open and swallow a few of his darlings, and besides all this, should establish a few volcanoes in the immediate vicinity, that might at any moment overwhelm his children with rivers of fire? Suppose that this father neglected to tell his children which of the plants were deadly; that the reptiles were poisonous; failed to say anything about the earthquakes, and kept the volcano business a profound secret; would we pronounce him angel or fiend?
       And yet this is exactly what the orthodox God has done.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
    Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois

    More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #creation #danger #divinefavor #divinegift #divinemercy #divinepurpose #Genesis #God #nature #pain #problemofevil #problemofsuffering #theodicy

  20. A quotation from Montaigne

    I was wondering recently how the error arose which leads us to have recourse to God in all our doings and designs, calling upon him in every kind of need and in any place whatsoever where our weakness needs support, without once considering whether the occasion is just or unjust. No matter how we are or what we are doing — however sinful it may be — we invoke God’s name and power.
     
    [J’avoy presentement en la pensée, d’où nous venoit cett’ erreur, de recourir à Dieu en tous nos desseins & entreprises, & l’appeller à toute sorte de besoing, & en quelque lieu que nostre foiblesse veut de l’aide, sans considerer si l’occasion est juste ou injuste ; & d’escrier son nom, & sa puissance, en quelque estat, & action que nous soyons, pour vitieuse qu’elle soit.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essays, Book 1, ch. 56 (1.56), “Of Prayers [Des prieres]” (1572-1580) [tr. Screech (1987)]

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  21. A quotation from Montaigne

    I was wondering recently how the error arose which leads us to have recourse to God in all our doings and designs, calling upon him in every kind of need and in any place whatsoever where our weakness needs support, without once considering whether the occasion is just or unjust. No matter how we are or what we are doing — however sinful it may be — we invoke God’s name and power.
     
    [J’avoy presentement en la pensée, d’où nous venoit cett’ erreur, de recourir à Dieu en tous nos desseins & entreprises, & l’appeller à toute sorte de besoing, & en quelque lieu que nostre foiblesse veut de l’aide, sans considerer si l’occasion est juste ou injuste ; & d’escrier son nom, & sa puissance, en quelque estat, & action que nous soyons, pour vitieuse qu’elle soit.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essays, Book 1, ch. 56 (1.56), “Of Prayers [Des prieres]” (1572-1580) [tr. Screech (1987)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

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  22. A quotation from Montaigne

    I was wondering recently how the error arose which leads us to have recourse to God in all our doings and designs, calling upon him in every kind of need and in any place whatsoever where our weakness needs support, without once considering whether the occasion is just or unjust. No matter how we are or what we are doing — however sinful it may be — we invoke God’s name and power.
     
    [J’avoy presentement en la pensée, d’où nous venoit cett’ erreur, de recourir à Dieu en tous nos desseins & entreprises, & l’appeller à toute sorte de besoing, & en quelque lieu que nostre foiblesse veut de l’aide, sans considerer si l’occasion est juste ou injuste ; & d’escrier son nom, & sa puissance, en quelque estat, & action que nous soyons, pour vitieuse qu’elle soit.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essays, Book 1, ch. 56 (1.56), “Of Prayers [Des prieres]” (1572-1580) [tr. Screech (1987)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

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  23. A quotation from Montaigne

    I was wondering recently how the error arose which leads us to have recourse to God in all our doings and designs, calling upon him in every kind of need and in any place whatsoever where our weakness needs support, without once considering whether the occasion is just or unjust. No matter how we are or what we are doing — however sinful it may be — we invoke God’s name and power.
     
    [J’avoy presentement en la pensée, d’où nous venoit cett’ erreur, de recourir à Dieu en tous nos desseins & entreprises, & l’appeller à toute sorte de besoing, & en quelque lieu que nostre foiblesse veut de l’aide, sans considerer si l’occasion est juste ou injuste ; & d’escrier son nom, & sa puissance, en quelque estat, & action que nous soyons, pour vitieuse qu’elle soit.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essays, Book 1, ch. 56 (1.56), “Of Prayers [Des prieres]” (1572-1580) [tr. Screech (1987)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

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  24. A quotation from Joseph Addison

    The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
    And feed me with a shepherd’s care;
    His presence shall my wants supply,
    And guard me with a watchful eye.

    Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
    Poem (1712-07-26), “Psalm 23,” st. 1, ll. 1-4, The Spectator, No. 441

    More info about this quote: wist.info/addison-joseph/79376…

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  25. A quotation from Joseph Addison

    The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
    And feed me with a shepherd’s care;
    His presence shall my wants supply,
    And guard me with a watchful eye.

    Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
    Poem (1712-07-26), “Psalm 23,” st. 1, ll. 1-4, The Spectator, No. 441

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  26. A quotation from Joseph Addison

    The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
    And feed me with a shepherd’s care;
    His presence shall my wants supply,
    And guard me with a watchful eye.

    Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
    Poem (1712-07-26), “Psalm 23,” st. 1, ll. 1-4, The Spectator, No. 441

    More info about this quote: wist.info/addison-joseph/79376…

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  27. A quotation from Joseph Addison

    The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
    And feed me with a shepherd’s care;
    His presence shall my wants supply,
    And guard me with a watchful eye.

    Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
    Poem (1712-07-26), “Psalm 23,” st. 1, ll. 1-4, The Spectator, No. 441

    More info about this quote: wist.info/addison-joseph/79376…

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  28. Are you ready to accept God's gift? We explore Revelation and the free blessings offered to us daily. Will we receive them? Discover the key to unlocking divine favor. #GodsGift #RevelationExplained #Faith #Blessings #DivineFavor #ChristianLiving #SpiritualGrowth #ReceiveGodsLove #FreeGift #FaithJourney

  29. Explore the profound difference between grace (receiving what you don't deserve) and mercy (not receiving deserved punishment). Discover the power of forgiveness and divine favor in our lives. #Grace #Mercy #Forgiveness #Faith #Christianity #GodsLove #UnmeritedFavor #DivineFavor #Religion #Inspiration

  30. Video Prayer for Abundance and Success in Your Business #BusinessHealing #PersonalHealing.mp4 Prayer for Success and Favor in Your Career 🌟 Your career success is a divine journey. As a Prophet, I pray for favor, success, and career advancement. 🙏 Book your prayer now: www.thesubmissiontothewillofgod.com #CareerSuccess #DivineFavor #ProphetForCareer #JobPromotion #EntrepreneurMindset

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  32. A quotation from Montaigne

    But I do not approve of what I see in use, that is, to seek to affirm and support our religion by the prosperity of our enterprises. Our belief has other foundation enough, without going about to authorize it by events: for the people being accustomed to such plausible arguments as these and so proper to their taste, it is to be feared, lest when they fail of success they should also stagger in their faith.
     
    [Mais je trouve mauvais ce que je voy en usage, de chercher à fermir & appuyer nostre religion par la prosperité de nos entreprises. Nostre creance a assez d’autres fondemens, sans l’authoriser par les evenemens. Car le peuple accoustumé à ces argumens plausibles, & proprement de son goust, il est danger, quand les evenemens viennent à leur tour contraires & des-avantageux, qu’il en esbranle sa foy.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essay (1572), “That a Man Is Soberly to Judge of the Divine Ordinance [Qu’il faut sobrement se mesler de juger des ordonnances divines], Essays, Book 1, ch. 31 (1.31) (1595) [tr. Cotton/Hazlitt (1877)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

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  33. A quotation from Montaigne

    But I do not approve of what I see in use, that is, to seek to affirm and support our religion by the prosperity of our enterprises. Our belief has other foundation enough, without going about to authorize it by events: for the people being accustomed to such plausible arguments as these and so proper to their taste, it is to be feared, lest when they fail of success they should also stagger in their faith.
     
    [Mais je trouve mauvais ce que je voy en usage, de chercher à fermir & appuyer nostre religion par la prosperité de nos entreprises. Nostre creance a assez d’autres fondemens, sans l’authoriser par les evenemens. Car le peuple accoustumé à ces argumens plausibles, & proprement de son goust, il est danger, quand les evenemens viennent à leur tour contraires & des-avantageux, qu’il en esbranle sa foy.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essay (1572), “That a Man Is Soberly to Judge of the Divine Ordinance [Qu’il faut sobrement se mesler de juger des ordonnances divines], Essays, Book 1, ch. 31 (1.31) (1595) [tr. Cotton/Hazlitt (1877)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

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  34. A quotation from Montaigne

    But I do not approve of what I see in use, that is, to seek to affirm and support our religion by the prosperity of our enterprises. Our belief has other foundation enough, without going about to authorize it by events: for the people being accustomed to such plausible arguments as these and so proper to their taste, it is to be feared, lest when they fail of success they should also stagger in their faith.
     
    [Mais je trouve mauvais ce que je voy en usage, de chercher à fermir & appuyer nostre religion par la prosperité de nos entreprises. Nostre creance a assez d’autres fondemens, sans l’authoriser par les evenemens. Car le peuple accoustumé à ces argumens plausibles, & proprement de son goust, il est danger, quand les evenemens viennent à leur tour contraires & des-avantageux, qu’il en esbranle sa foy.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essay (1572), “That a Man Is Soberly to Judge of the Divine Ordinance [Qu’il faut sobrement se mesler de juger des ordonnances divines], Essays, Book 1, ch. 31 (1.31) (1595) [tr. Cotton/Hazlitt (1877)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

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  35. A quotation from Horace:

    «
    Strength without wisdom falls by its own weight;
    The strength that wisdom tempers, the gods increase;
    The gods abhor that strength whose heart knows nothing
    But what impiety is, and it is punished.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/horace/73800/

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  36. A quotation from Horace:

    «
    Strength without wisdom falls by its own weight;
    The strength that wisdom tempers, the gods increase;
    The gods abhor that strength whose heart knows nothing
    But what impiety is, and it is punished.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/horace/73800/

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  37. A quotation from Horace:

    «
    Strength without wisdom falls by its own weight;
    The strength that wisdom tempers, the gods increase;
    The gods abhor that strength whose heart knows nothing
    But what impiety is, and it is punished.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/horace/73800/

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  38. A quotation from Nash, Ogden:

    «
    Whether elected or appointed
    He considers himself the Lord’s anointed,
    And indeed the ointment lingers on him
    So thick you can’t get your fingers on him.
    »

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    wist.info/nash-ogden/69805/

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  39. A quotation from Nash, Ogden:

    «
    Whether elected or appointed
    He considers himself the Lord’s anointed,
    And indeed the ointment lingers on him
    So thick you can’t get your fingers on him.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/nash-ogden/69805/

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  40. A quotation from Nash, Ogden:

    «
    Whether elected or appointed
    He considers himself the Lord’s anointed,
    And indeed the ointment lingers on him
    So thick you can’t get your fingers on him.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/nash-ogden/69805/

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  41. A quotation from Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament:

    «
    The Lord bless you and keep you;
    the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
    the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
    »

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    wist.info/bible-ot/10283/

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  42. A quotation from Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament:

    «
    The Lord bless you and keep you;
    the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
    the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/bible-ot/10283/

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  43. A quotation from Dante Alighieri:

    «
    The root of human virtue seldom bears
    Like branches; and the Giver wills it so,
    That men may know it is His gift, not theirs.
     
    [Rade volte risurge per li rami
    l’umana probitate; e questo vole
    quei che la dà, perché da lui si chiami.]
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/dante-alighieri-poet

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  44. A quotation from Dante Alighieri:

    «
    The root of human virtue seldom bears
    Like branches; and the Giver wills it so,
    That men may know it is His gift, not theirs.
     
    [Rade volte risurge per li rami
    l’umana probitate; e questo vole
    quei che la dà, perché da lui si chiami.]
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/dante-alighieri-poet

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  45. CW: View Advice

    @dungeons Alright, listen up! The Merfolk isn't much of a challenge. Mike is in top form with full health and spell slots. I'd recommend using the first option, Divine Favor. It's a powerful spell which adds an extra 1d4 to your attack. This ⬆️ enhances your damage output and could wrap up the fight swiftly. Forget about running, you've got this. Draw upon your strength, Paladin, and show this wet nuisance who's boss! #PaladinPower #DivineFavor