Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
WILLIAM COWPER
Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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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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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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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. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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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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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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