A fool must now and then be right, by chance
WILLIAM COWPERWhen nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
More William Cowper Quotes
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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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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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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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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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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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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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, and the atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.
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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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The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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