Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace.
John TylerRead
If we find ourselves increasing beyond example in numbers, in strength, in wealth, in knowledge, in everything which promotes human and social happiness, let us ever remember our dependence for all these on the protection and merciful dispensations of Divine Providence.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We should recognize that all our progress and happiness come from a higher power's guidance and protection.
This quote by John Tyler emphasizes the importance of humility and gratitude in the face of human achievements. As we accumulate wealth, knowledge, and strength, it's essential to acknowledge that these blessings are reliant on Divine Providence, reminding us to remain aware of our limitations and dependencies in the grand scope of existence.
Themes
Divine ProvidenceGratitudeHuman ProgressHumilityHappiness
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker reminding an audience about the importance of being thankful for their successes at a graduation ceremony.
More from John Tyler
All quotes βLet it be henceforth proclaimed to the world that man's conscience was created free; that he is no longer accountable to his fellow man for his religious opinions, being responsible therefore only to his God.
John TylerRead
The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of all previous precedent - that of total separation of Church and State. No religious establishment by law exists among us. The conscience is left free from all restraint and each is permitted to worship his Maker after his own judgement.
John TylerRead
Our form of government can no longer be considered an experiment in politics. Crowned with success, it stands forth an example to the world and exhibits the proudest triumph of reason and philosophy.
John TylerRead
Similar quotes
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
Thomas AquinasRead
Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other.
Nicola SturgeonRead
Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought; for causes which are unpenetrated.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead
The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.
Vaclav HavelRead
Five mysteries hold the keys to the unseen: the act of love, and the birth of a baby, and the contemplation of great art, and being in the presence of death or disaster, and hearing the human voice lifted in song.
Salman RushdieRead
The most prudent thing any intelligent animal can do, if it would prefer its descendents not to spend a lot of time on a slab with electrodes clamped to their brains or sticking mines on the bottom of ships, or being patronised by zoologists, is to make bloody certain humans don't find out about it.
Terry PratchettRead