Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
WILLIAM COWPERThe only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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.
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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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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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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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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I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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All we behold is miracle.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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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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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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