Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
WILLIAM COWPERPerhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
More William Cowper Quotes
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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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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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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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
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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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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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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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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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