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

Quote by William Cowper

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

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

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

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

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,...

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 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...

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

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

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

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

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...

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...

Grief is itself a med'cine.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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?

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

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

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.