Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
ABRAHAM COWLEYWhy dost thou heap up wealth, which thou must quit, Or what is worse, be left by it? Why dost thou load thyself when thou ‘rt to fly, Oh, man! ordain’d to die?
More Abraham Cowley Quotes
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Acquaintance I would have, but when it depends; not on number, but the choice of friends.
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God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
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The monster London laugh at me.
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The motions strait, and round, and swift, and slow, And short and long, were mixt and woven so, Did in such artful Figures smoothly fall, As made this decent measur’d dance of all. And this is Musick.
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When Harvey’s violent passion she did see, Began to tremble and to flee; Took sanctuary, like Daphne, in a tree
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I confess I love littleness almost in all things. A little convenient estate, a little cheerful house, a little company, and a little feast.
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It was not sleep that made him nod, he said, But too great weight and largeness of his head.
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Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.
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Life is an incurable disease.
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The present is an eternal now.
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Let’s banish business, banish sorrow; To the gods belong to-morrow.
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Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.
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Ah! Wretched and too solitary he who loves not his own company.
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This only grant me, that my means may lie, too low for envy, for contempt to high.
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Nothing so soon the drooping spirits can raise As praises from the men, whom all men praise.
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