William Cowper Quotes
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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Greece, sound, thy Homer's, Rome thy Virgil's name, But England's Milton equals both in fame.
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Spare feast! a radish and an egg.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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When nations are to perish in their sins, 'tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream thy flowing wounds supply, redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
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Remorse begets reform.
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart; he does not feel for man.
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Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
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Thieves at home must hang; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces, escapes.
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Religion Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway, Where his eagles never flew, None as invincible as they.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money, Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
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If hindrances obstruct the way, Thy magnanimity display. And let thy strength be seen: But O, if Fortune fill thy sail With more than a propitious gale, Take half thy canvas in.
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Some to the fascination of a name, Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
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If a great man struggling with misfortunes is a noble object, a little man that despises them is no contemptible one.
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She that asks Her dear five hundred friends, contemns them all, And hates their coming.
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Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone, That feels not at that sight, and feels at none.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.