God made man upright, but they have sought 15 out many inventions. Bible.
God made me one man; love makes me no more / Till labour come, and make my weakness score. Herbert.
God made the country; man made the town. Cowper.
God made the flowers to beautify / The earth and cheer man's careful mood; / And he is happiest who hath power / To gather wisdom from a flower, / And wake his heart in every hour / To pleasant gratitude. Wordsworth.
God made us, and we admire ourselves. Sp. Pr.
God manifests Himself to men in all wise, 20 good, humble, generous, great, and magnanimous souls. Lavater.
God may consent, but only for a time. Emerson.
God moves in a mysterious way / His wonders to perform; / He plants His footsteps in the sea, / And rides upon the storm. Cowper.
God must needs laugh outright, could such a thing be, to see His wondrous manikins here below. Hugo von Trimberg, quoted by Carlyle.
God narrows Himself to come near man, and man narrows himself to come near God. Ed.