No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
WILLIAM COWPERKnowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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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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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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