The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
WILLIAM COWPERThe innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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