Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
WILLIAM COWPEREvents of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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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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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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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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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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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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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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The still small voice is wanted.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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