Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
WILLIAM COWPERSatire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
More William Cowper Quotes
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All we behold is miracle.
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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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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
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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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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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And natural in gesture; much impress’d Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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