More from Abraham Cowley
His faith, perhaps, in some nice tenets might Be wrong; his life, I’m sure, was in the right.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Who that has reason, and his smell, Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley In fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms.”
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley What a brave privilege is it to be free from all contentions, from all envying or being envied, from receiving or paying all kinds of ceremonies!
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Water and air He for the Tenor chose, Earth made the Base, the Treble Fame arose,
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Coy Nature, (which remain’d, though aged grown, A beauteous virgin still, enjoy’d by none, Nor seen unveil’d by anyone),
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley There is some help for all the defects of fortune; for, if a man cannot attain to the length of his wishes, he may have his remedy by cutting of them shorter.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley I would not fear nor wish my fate, but boldly say each night, to-morrow let my sun his beams display, or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley This only grant me, that my means may lie, too low for envy, for contempt to high.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Unbind the charms that in slight fables lie and teach that truth is truest poesy.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley The monster London laugh at me.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise, He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river’s bank expecting stay
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Sleep is a god too proud to wait in palaces, and yet so humble too as not to scorn the meanest country cottages.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Life is an incurable disease.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley But what is woman? Only one of nature’s agreeable blunders.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley
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I managed to cut myself loose and while there was pain – there weren’t any blood.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh Free will exist only in a confused mind.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland If you are true to yourself, you are already a winner.
Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Do always wonder about your worth and remind yourself that even roses have their own thorns.
Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
BelaBela Plans have changed. Life looks different. & now we’re all figuring it out as we go.
Tanya GillTanya Gill Be loyal to those loyal to you.
Sonya TeclaiSonya Teclai
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More on eternal
Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy We were not created for death, but for life in abundance: eternal life.
Pope FrancisPope Francis I am eternally grateful.
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
Lao TzuLao Tzu There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche And once you are awake, you shall remain awake eternally.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that’s a problem. Peace and love are eternal.
John LennonJohn Lennon
