Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
WILLIAM COWPERHow happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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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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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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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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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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