Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
WILLIAM COWPERSatan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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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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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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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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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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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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