Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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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Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life.
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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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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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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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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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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 man to solitude accustom’d long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease,
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
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The still small voice is wanted.
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Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
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