The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
WILLIAM COWPERRestraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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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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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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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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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. 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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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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