William Cowper Quotes
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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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But, oh, Thou bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art, of all Thy gifts, Thyself thy crown!
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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
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Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
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A noisy man is always in the right.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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Religion, if in heavenly truths attired, Needs only to be seen to be admired.
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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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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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Blest be the art that can immortalize,--the art that baffles time's tyrannic claim to quench it.
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Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.
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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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He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador, the grand concerns Of judgment and of mercy, should beware Of lightness in his speech.
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Some to the fascination of a name, Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
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... she, that will with kittens jest, Should bear a kitten's joke.
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It is a general rule of Judgment, that a mischief should rather be admitted than an inconvenience.
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Religion does not censure or exclude Unnumbered pleasures, harmlessly pursued.
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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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Transforms old print To zigzag manuscript, and cheats the eyes Of gallery critics by a thousand arts.
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There is a mixture of evil in everything we do; indulgence encourages us to encroach, while we Crabbe exercise the rights of children, we become childish.
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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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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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They best can judge a poet's worth, Who oft themselves have known The pangs of a poetic birth By labours of their own.