Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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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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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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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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Still ending, and beginning still.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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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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