Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
WILLIAM COWPERKnowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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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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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, and the atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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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.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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