No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
WILLIAM COWPERThe innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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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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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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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Remorse begets reform.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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