What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
WILLIAM COWPERAbsence of proof is not proof of absence.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
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Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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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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He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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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