He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger. WILLIAM COWPER BothFiftyLitleNoOther
An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands. WILLIAM COWPER BothGoesHandIdlersUselessWatches
If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one. WILLIAM COWPER DespiseHalfOne
What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. WILLIAM COWPER KnowPeacefulPoeticSweet
Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare. WILLIAM COWPER BareBehindBlamerMagisterialMoreOffenseOwnSatire
Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in. WILLIAM COWPER ColeMadePit
Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. WILLIAM COWPER InterpreterMakeMysteriousWays
