O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
WILLIAM COWPERWould I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
More William Cowper Quotes
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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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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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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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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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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