Famous quotes containing the words sovereign and/or grace:
“Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)
“It is not only prayer that gives God glory but work. Smiting on an anvil, sawing a beam, whitewashing a wall, driving horses, sweeping, scouring, everything gives God some glory if being in his grace you do it as your duty.”
—Gerard Manley Hopkins (18441889)