Nothing, therefore, happens unless the Omnipotent wills it to happen. He either permits it to happen, or He … - Saint Augustine

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I don't like taking a sly picture on the side. I like the direct approach. I want to be as honest to myself and the subject as possible. And I'm depending on their humanness to come through.

Saint Augustine

Nothing, therefore, happens unless the Omnipotent wills it to happen. He either permits it to happen, or He brings it about Himself.

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Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.

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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.

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