Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser grow without his books.

Quote by William Cowper

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The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

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...

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change,...

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change,...

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.

Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.

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.

A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels

A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in...

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in...

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

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.

Thou god of our idolatry, the press. . . . Thou fountain, at which drink...

Thou god of our idolatry, the press. . . . Thou fountain, at which drink...

I would not enter in my list of friends, Who needlessly sets foot upon a...

I would not enter in my list of friends, Who needlessly sets foot upon a...

For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek...

For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek...

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,...

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,...

There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the...

There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the...