God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
WILLIAM COWPERAlas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense?
More William Cowper Quotes
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
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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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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense?
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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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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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God made the country, and man made the town.
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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Remorse begets reform.
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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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