Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
WILLIAM COWPERBuilt God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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