Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
WILLIAM COWPERIf my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
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There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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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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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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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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Remorse begets reform.
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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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