Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
WILLIAM COWPERAbsence of occupation is not rest.
More William Cowper Quotes
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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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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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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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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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 seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.
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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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Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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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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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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