We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
WILLIAM COWPER
WILLIAM COWPER
William Cowper on dust
William Cowper138 quotes“We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.”
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
William CowperWilliam Cowper Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
William CowperWilliam Cowper How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
William CowperWilliam Cowper And natural in gesture; much impress’d Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
William CowperWilliam Cowper There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
William CowperWilliam Cowper There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.
William CowperWilliam Cowper
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Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
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True lovers earn their genius in schools of blood, prophecy and dust.
AberjhaniAberjhani We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.
A. S. KingA. S. King I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
Ezra PoundEzra Pound If at first you don’t succeed. You can dust it off and try again. Dust yourself off and try again.
AaliyahAaliyah The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
A. E. HousmanA. E. Housman This is my soul skin. Born from the dust, blooming from within.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Just like dust, we settle in this town.
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