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

Quote by William Cowper

Topics: Compassion Quotes

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 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...

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

'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...

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

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

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

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

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

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.

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

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

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

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.

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

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

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

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

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

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

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...

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the...

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the...

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...