What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
WILLIAM COWPERThe 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.
More William Cowper Quotes
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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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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God made the country, and man made the town.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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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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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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