An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
WILLIAM COWPERThe innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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All we behold is miracle.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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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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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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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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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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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
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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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