God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
WILLIAM COWPERAccomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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;
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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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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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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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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Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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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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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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