Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
WILLIAM COWPERSatire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
More William Cowper Quotes
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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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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Remorse begets reform.
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The man to solitude accustom’d long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease,
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.
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All we behold is miracle.
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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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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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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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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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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