Francis Atterbury Quotes

If God has given me this many large blessings in such little time, why not help the people that need it?

Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return-not even a thank you.

The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources nor adapted with too much solicitude to the different characters and capacities impressed with it.

God is too good to be unkind, too wise to be mistaken; and when you cannot trace His hand, you can trust His heart.

And peradventure we have more cause to thank Him for our loss than for our winning; for His wisdom better seeth what is good for us than we do ourselves.

The determinations of Providence are always wise, often inscrutable; and, though its decrees appear to bear hard upon us at times, is nevertheless meant for gracious purposes.

Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give.

Like humility, generosity comes from seeing that everything we have and everything we accomplish comes from God's grace and God's love for us . . . Certainly it is from experiencing this generosity of God and the generosity of those in our life that we learn gratitude and to be generous to others.

If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing.

I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.

God will not place a burden on a man's shoulders knowing that he cannot carry it.

A God wise enough to create me and the world I live in is wise enough to watch out for me.

INGRATE, n. One who receives a benefit from another, or is otherwise an object of charity.

Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.

If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.

It is the root of all religion that a man knows that he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something.

Our Heavenly Father is far too wise and loves us far too much to give us everything we ask for.

O Lord, thou givest us everything, at the price of an effort.

Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.

In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he sent us into the world: 'Give.' Give freely of your time, your talent, your resources; give without asking for anything in return. This is the secret of living in joy and security.

Why should we give God thanks? Because everything we have comes from God.

Any good that comes our way doesn't come to us solely because we have done something good, but because God is good.

Life itself, every bit of health that we enjoy, every hour of liberty and free enjoyment, the ability to see, to hear, to speak, to think, and to imagine- all this comes from the hand of God. We show our gratitude by giving back to Him a part of that which He has given to us.

Take the good with the evil, for ye all are pensioners of God, and none may choose or refuse the cup His wisdom mixeth.

In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.