The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

Quote by William Cowper

Topics: William Cowper 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...

Grief is itself a med'cine.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

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...

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

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.

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...

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

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,...

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 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...

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.

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,...

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

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

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

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...

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...

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs