Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
WILLIAM COWPERThe only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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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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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.
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The still small voice is wanted.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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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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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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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
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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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What 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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