| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Providence |
| | | If you leap into a well, Providence is not bound to help you out. | 1 |
| If you oblige those who can never pay you, you make Providence your debtor. | 2 |
| Providence alone can extricate us out of the labyrinths we often fall into. Turkish Spy. | 3 |
| Providence assists not the idle. Latin. | 4 |
| Providence for the most part sets us on a level. Spectator. | 5 |
| Providence is better than rent. | 6 |
| Providence knows better what we require than we do ourselves. La Fontaine. | 7 |
| Providence is supremely wise, alike in what it gives and what denies. | 8 |
| Providence will sooner or later procure the felicity of the virtuous and innocent. Fielding. | 9 |
| There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. | 10 | | |
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