Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
WILLIAM COWPERBooks are not seldom talismans and spells.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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The man to solitude accustom’d long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease,
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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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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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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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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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