Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
WILLIAM COWPERThe only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
More William Cowper Quotes
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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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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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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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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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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
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O 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.
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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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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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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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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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