Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
WILLIAM COWPERWhat is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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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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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
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While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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Remorse begets reform.
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