More from William Cowper
Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
William CowperWilliam Cowper I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
William CowperWilliam Cowper While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
William CowperWilliam Cowper 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 CowperWilliam Cowper Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
William CowperWilliam Cowper
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From our community writers
Our only limitation is that we only believe what is visible to our eyes and audible to our ears.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel Some days, you will be close to the finish line and still not make it.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
Bell HooksBell Hooks I separated someplace for each person in my heart, But she claimed to be the owner of it.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Modern-day love stories are born not out of love, but a tired mind and a restless heart.
Puneet MehraPuneet Mehra Forcing things only creates more tension in the mind. Let go.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase It doesn’t take courage to find peace in the arms of destiny. It takes faith.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg I can’t wait to collect memories from every corner of the earth to splash in the vastness of this beautiful world.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry
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More on nice
Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It’s not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman’s ability to make everyone…feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.
Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto I’ve always been serious that way, trying to evolve to a more conscious state. Funny thing about that,though. You tweak yourself,looking for more love, less lust, more compassion, less jealousy.
Bill WithersBill Withers Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles.
Bill RancicBill Rancic I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don’t have to be nice anymore.
Billy IdolBilly Idol I like talking to a person who is crazy in a fun, eccentric way. I don’t want to talk to a legitimate crazy person, because that’s not nice.
Billy EichnerBilly Eichner Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Don’t feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can drive there to run.
Bill RodgersBill Rodgers Killing a guy and stealing his wife and child isn’t too nice a thing to do.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly
