Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
WILLIAM COWPERWhat is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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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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God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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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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Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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Remorse begets reform.
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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
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