Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
WILLIAM COWPERHe that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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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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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Remorse begets reform.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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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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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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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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Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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