Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
WILLIAM COWPERI am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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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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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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The still small voice is wanted.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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