But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
WILLIAM COWPERAbsence of occupation is not rest.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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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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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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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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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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Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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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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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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