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.”
WILLIAM COWPERCeremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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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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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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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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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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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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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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