Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
WILLIAM COWPERGlory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
More William Cowper Quotes
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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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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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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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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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
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Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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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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All we behold is miracle.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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