 | Don Nixon - Religion - 2007 - 110 pages
...constitutional delegates were at a stalemate for several weeks. Franklin addressed the convention: "I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proof I see of this truth, that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the... | |
 | Christopher B. Wolf - Church work with ex-church members - 2007 - 196 pages
...are no coincidences with God; he loves us too much for anything about us to be random. "I have lived a long time and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see that God governs in the affairs of men." — Benjamin Franklin It is easy to look at this world and... | |
 | Joseph A. Murray - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 266 pages
...providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more... | |
 | Scott J. Hammond, Kevin R. Hardwick, Howard Leslie Lubert - History - 2007 - 1236 pages
...providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future e straitened for want of room to plant in. And the same measure may be allowed stil that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 513 pages
...consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And now, I asked, have we forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance? I have lived a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of... | |
 | Donald G. Lett - History - 2008 - 597 pages
...Colonies during early American history. Ben Franklin summed this up during his time as follows: "/ have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live,...this truth— that God governs in the affairs of men. . . . We had daily prayer for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously... | |
 | Steven Waldman - Religion - 2008 - 306 pages
...once descubed himself as a Dcist then declared his belief that Cod intervened in life and history, "I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing pr oofs I see of this truth — that Cod govems rn the afairs o/ men, And if a sparrow cannot fall... | |
 | Mark Herringshaw, Jennifer Schuchmann - Religion - 2008 - 275 pages
...the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a Superintending providence in our favor. . . . And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? or do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance. . . . The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of... | |
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I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. 
