William Cowper on least
William Cowper138 quotes“The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.”
More from William Cowper
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not color’d like his own, and having pow’r T’ enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
William CowperWilliam Cowper Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The still small voice is wanted.
William CowperWilliam Cowper 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.”
William CowperWilliam Cowper The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
William CowperWilliam Cowper 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.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
William CowperWilliam Cowper Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Some people are more nice than wise.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Absence of occupation is not rest.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
William CowperWilliam Cowper What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
William CowperWilliam Cowper God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
William CowperWilliam Cowper The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, and the atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.
William CowperWilliam Cowper
Original quotes
From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on least
I’ll do at least one action film every year because of my fans. This is my promise to them.
Akshay KumarAkshay Kumar There are at least 44 million unbanked or underbanked people in the United States, so clearly financial inclusion is needed in all markets.
Ajay BangaAjay Banga You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah You will eventually work your way to the top. At least that’s how it’s been for me.
Ainsley EarhardtAinsley Earhardt It’s precisely the people who are considered the least ‘likely’ leaders who end up inspiring others the most.
Ai-jen PooAi-jen Poo Sometimes love is quite, lingering in the background until you least expect it. But love it always there for you
Aimee CarterAimee Carter I don’t consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read.
Aimee MannAimee Mann Even if they’re saying your name with dislike, at least you know you’re you, that you exist.
Aidan ChambersAidan Chambers
