It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is ever uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all times, in the wide spreading current of sound; that not a prayer is lisped, that…

Quote by William Cowper

Topics: Prayer Quotes, Religion Quotes, Thought Quotes

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

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

John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he...

John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he...

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

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...

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

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...

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

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

Human nature is so constructed that it gives affection most readily to those who seem...

Human nature is so constructed that it gives affection most readily to those who seem...