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?
WILLIAM COWPERWhat we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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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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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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Remorse begets reform.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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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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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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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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