Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
WILLIAM COWPERThe only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, and the atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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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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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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