Practical Quotations » Bless

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:48:54 +0000

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

John Jay

John Jay — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:53 +0000

I recommend a general and public return of praise and thanksgiving to Him from whose goodness these blessings descend.

John Jay

John Jay — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:23:01 +0000

Unto Him who is the author and giver of all good, I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and unmerited blessings, and especially for our redemption and salvation by His beloved Son.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:18:01 +0000

I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations be held in this Assembly [the Constitutional Convention] every morning before we proceed to business…

George Washington

George Washington — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:07:46 +0000

I now make it my earnest prayer that God would… most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of the mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion.

George Washington

George Washington — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:15:09 +0000

The blessing and protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in times of public distress and danger. The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier, defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country.