This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
WILLIAM COWPERThere is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
More William Cowper Quotes
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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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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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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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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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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