Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
WILLIAM COWPERSatan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid, In every bosom where her nest is made, Hatched by the beams of truth, denies him rest, And proves a raging scorpion in his breast.
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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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 bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life.
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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