Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
WILLIAM COWPERWar’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
More William Cowper Quotes
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This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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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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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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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.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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