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

Quote by William Cowper

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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.

A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.

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...

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

'Tis hard if all is false that I advance, A fool must now and then...

'Tis hard if all is false that I advance, A fool must now and then...

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.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus always teasing others, and days teas'd, His only pleasure is to be displeas'd

Thus always teasing others, and days teas'd, His only pleasure is to be displeas'd

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 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...

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.

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,...

A fool must now and then be right, by chance.

A fool must now and then be right, by chance.

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...

The solemn fop; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge

The solemn fop; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge

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.

The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have past away.

The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have past away.

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back...

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

I was walking home one night and a guy hammering on a roof called me...

I was walking home one night and a guy hammering on a roof called me...