Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Quote by William Cowper

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only...

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only...

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.

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

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,...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...