No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
WILLIAM COWPERReasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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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 only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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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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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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