…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
WILLIAM COWPERBuilt God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
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But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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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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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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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,
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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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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
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The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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