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,
WILLIAM COWPERHabits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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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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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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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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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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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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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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