Quotes by William Cowper

William Cowper

William Cowper

English poet

Lived from: 1731 - 1800

Category: Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 26 november 1731 Died: 25 april 1800

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  • Great princes have great playthings.
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  • Grief is itself a med'cine.
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  • He has no hope who never had fear.
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  • How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
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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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  • It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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  • Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; Wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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  • Man disavows, and Deity disowns me: hell might afford my miseries a shelter; therefore hell keeps her ever-hungry mouths all bolted against me.
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  • Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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  • Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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  • No one was ever scolded out of their sins.
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  • No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.
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  • O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?
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  • Once more I would adopt the graver style - a teacher should be sparing of his smile.
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  • Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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  • Religion! what treasure untold resides in that heavenly word!
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  • Remorse begets reform.
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  • Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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  • Some men make gain a fountain whence proceeds
    A stream of liberal and heroic deeds;
    Charity 244
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  • The darkest day, If you live till tomorrow will have past away.
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