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.
WILLIAM COWPERA fool must now and then be right, by chance
More William Cowper Quotes
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
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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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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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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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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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