The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
WILLIAM COWPERRemorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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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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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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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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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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