Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
WILLIAM COWPERGod moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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And natural in gesture; much impress’d Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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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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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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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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Blest be the art that can immortalize,–the art that baffles time’s tyrannic claim to quench it.
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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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All we behold is miracle.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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