God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
WILLIAM COWPERHabits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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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;
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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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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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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
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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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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Remorse begets reform.
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