England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
WILLIAM COWPERGod made the country, and man made the town.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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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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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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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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Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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Remorse begets reform.
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