War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
WILLIAM COWPERExistence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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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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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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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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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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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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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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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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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Remorse begets reform.
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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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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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