The still small voice is wanted.
WILLIAM COWPERRemorse begets reform.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The still small voice is wanted.
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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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The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, and the atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
WILLIAM COWPERIt chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
WILLIAM COWPERSkins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
WILLIAM COWPERGlory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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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.
WILLIAM COWPERI 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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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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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
WILLIAM COWPERSends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
WILLIAM COWPERHow sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
WILLIAM COWPERGrief is itself a medicine.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
WILLIAM COWPERWho loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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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.
WILLIAM COWPERReasoning 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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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
WILLIAM COWPERVariety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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