Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know

Quote by William Cowper

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God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.

Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.

Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.

They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.

They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling...

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling...

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell...

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell...

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul...

The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul...

Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

And diff'ring judgments serve but to declare that truth lies somewhere, if we knew but...

And diff'ring judgments serve but to declare that truth lies somewhere, if we knew but...

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.