No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.
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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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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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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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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
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