Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
WILLIAM COWPERJudge 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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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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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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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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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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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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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
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Remorse begets reform.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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