Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
WILLIAM COWPERAccomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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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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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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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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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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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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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
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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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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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