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William Cowper138 quotes“No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.”
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God made the country, and man made the town.
William CowperWilliam Cowper God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
William CowperWilliam Cowper We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Remorse begets reform.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
William CowperWilliam Cowper [My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
William CowperWilliam Cowper This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
William CowperWilliam Cowper
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Sonya TeclaiSonya Teclai For in the wild I feel the safest where the thorns of the invisible hand can not prick me.
Raha ArazRaha Araz I tried to write you something uplifting but I could only see grey.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados I want to spend the rest of my coffee’s with you.
Jessica PickardJessica Pickard Never again will I give, give myself to those who refuse to see my fire.
TMCTMC You attract the energy you give out to the world.
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Abraham VergheseAbraham Verghese We’re reaching for death on the end of a candle We’re trying for something that’s already found us
Jim MorrisonJim Morrison If you are convinced of God’s existence then it rests with you to seek Him, to see Him and to realize Him. Do not search for God outside of you. God can only be found within you, for His only abode is the heart.
Meher BabaMeher Baba If God can be found through the medium of any drug, God is not worthy of being God.
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