Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid, In every bosom where her nest is made, Hatched by the beams of truth, denies him rest, And proves a raging scorpion in his breast.
WILLIAM COWPERGod moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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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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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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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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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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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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