The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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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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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
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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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Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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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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I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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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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