He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not color’d like his own, and having pow’r T’ enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
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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God made the country, and man made the town.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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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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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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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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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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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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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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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
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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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