I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
WILLIAM COWPERGod moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
More William Cowper Quotes
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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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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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All we behold is miracle.
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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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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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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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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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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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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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