Biblical Sayings

59 sayings found from the Early Modern era from 59 authors

Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen.

— Martin Luther 1521
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He who recognizes the One Lord through all, is a true Brahmin.

— Guru Nanak c. 15th-16th century CE
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I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.

— Isaac Newton c. 1720
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I have seen the face of God.

— Carl Linnaeus c. 1736
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The knowledge of man is the knowledge of God.

— William Harvey Uncertain (attributed)
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The vulgar believe in miracles, but the wise man accepts nothing without adequate proof.

— Akbar the Great 16th century (approx. 1556-1605)
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All events are governed by the secret counsel of God.

— John Calvin 1536
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I have been writing a sermon on the use of money. Oh, what a flat, unprofitable subject it is!

— John Wesley 1744
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Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.

— Galileo Galilei 1623
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For the mind, which is created in the image of God, is capable of understanding the divine order of the universe.

— Nicolaus Copernicus 16th Century (approx.)
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Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe.

— Johannes Kepler Unknown
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The soul desires to dwell with the body, because without the corporeal instruments, it can neither act nor feel.

— Leonardo da Vinci c. 1500s
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God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.

— Benjamin Franklin 1741
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The stars are not just lights in the sky, they are the writing of God.

— Tycho Brahe late 16th century
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The Lord is pleased to teach me by my failures.

— Robert Boyle mid-17th century
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My lord hang this piece in a strong light and such that one can stand far away so that it will sparkle at its best.

— Rembrandt 1639
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It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible.

— George Washington Unknown
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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

— Thomas Jefferson 1800
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Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown: that I have reigned with your loves.

— Elizabeth I 1601
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I am not afraid of anything, except God.

— Catherine the Great Uncertain
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