We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
WILLIAM COWPERI will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
More William Cowper Quotes
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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The still small voice is wanted.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. 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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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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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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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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