Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
WILLIAM COWPERHow sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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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;
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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