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.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

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

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

In seperateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.

In seperateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.

Make no judgements where you have no compassion.

Make no judgements where you have no compassion.

I think that having the compassion of someone who knows your faults and still loves...

I think that having the compassion of someone who knows your faults and still loves...