Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
WILLIAM COWPERKnowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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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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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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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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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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