Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
WILLIAM COWPERTis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
More William Cowper Quotes
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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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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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Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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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.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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