Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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