Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Quote by William Cowper

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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.

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

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

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

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...

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

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.

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...

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.

Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful...

Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful...

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

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

O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?

O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by...

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by...

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

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by...

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by...

Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths,...

Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths,...

God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.

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

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