The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
WILLIAM COWPERBut oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense?
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The still small voice is wanted.
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Remorse begets reform.
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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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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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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
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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.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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