Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
WILLIAM COWPERRestraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
More William Cowper Quotes
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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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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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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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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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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