God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
WILLIAM COWPERWe are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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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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Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
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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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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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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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And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
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Remorse begets reform.
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