The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
WILLIAM COWPERThe nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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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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Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
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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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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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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.
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All we behold is miracle.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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