I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
WILLIAM COWPERO solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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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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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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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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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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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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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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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. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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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.
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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