They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
WILLIAM COWPERTis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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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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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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