Religion may in most of its forms be defined as the belief that the gods are on the side of the government.
Who says I am not under the special protection of God?
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.
The blood of heroes is closer to the Lord than the ink of scholars and the prayers of the pious.
God looks after drunks, children and Americans.
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.
God has been very kind to me.
Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever He had a chosen people, whose breasts He has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue.
A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.
I give God the glory for the people I've worked with who have helped me along the way.
The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy. Others attain unto a glory and may even be permitted to come into the presence of the Father and the Son; but they cannot reign as kings in glory, because they had blessing offered unto them, and they refused to accept them.
Grace... expresses two complementary thoughts: God's unmerited favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit.
God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.
God is always with the strongest battalions.
He whom the Gods love dies young.
God has been pleased to save us during the years of war that have already passed. We pray that He may be pleased to save us to the end. But we must do our part.
Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.
Someone up there likes me.
God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you're able to pay off your house. That's God shifting things in your favor.
God was on the Roman side.
After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. : Joseph ben Matthias
The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.
If any man obeys the gods, they listen to him also.
God just blessed me with quickness and speed, I guess.
At the start of each new day, remind yourself: I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped. I am well able. I will see my dreams come to pass.
Gratitude is the joy that arises in response to God’s good will toward us in all his gifts.