God made the country, and man made the town.
WILLIAM COWPERJudge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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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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Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
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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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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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The still small voice is wanted.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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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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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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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 kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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