Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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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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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
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Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
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All we behold is miracle.
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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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