Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
WILLIAM COWPERRemorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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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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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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All we behold is miracle.
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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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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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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