O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
WILLIAM COWPERGod made the country, and man made the town.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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