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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  • The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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  • The lie that flatters I abhor the most.
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  • The life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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  • The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back how he esteems your merit, is such a friend, that one had need be very much his friend indeed to pardon or to bear it.
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  • The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.
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  • The path of sorrow and that path alone, leads to a land where sorrow is unknown.
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  • To combat may be glorious, and succes perhaps may crown us; but to fly is safe.
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  • Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.
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  • Visitors are insatiable devourers of time, and fit only for those who, if they did not visit, would do nothing.
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