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

Quote by William Cowper

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

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

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

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

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

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?

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...

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...

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom...

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom...

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

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

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.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

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...

'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...

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,...

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.

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

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...

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...

God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.

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

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