No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
WILLIAM COWPERBuilt God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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The man to solitude accustom’d long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease,
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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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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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The still small voice is wanted.
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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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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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