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

Quote by William Cowper

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with...

Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with...

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.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

'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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Thus always teasing others, and days teas'd, His only pleasure is to be displeas'd

Thus always teasing others, and days teas'd, His only pleasure is to be displeas'd

All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat;...

All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat;...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.